SESSION 2 : ELEMENTARY MATES

SHEET 2-1 : LONG vs SHORT ALGEBRAIC NOTATION

LONG ALGEBRAIC SHORT ALGEBRAIC

<ThePiece> <FromSquare> <ToSquare> <ThePiece> <ToSquare>
Bf1 - c4 Bc4

example :

Jones, G (2685) – Pert, N (2510), Four-Nation League 2016, Danish Gambit, C21
LONG ALGEBRAIC SHORT ALGEBRAIC
1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5 1. e4 e5
2. d2 – d4 e5 x d4 2. d4 ed4
3. c2 – c3 d4 x c3 3. c3 dc3
4. Bf1 - c4 c3 x b2 4. Bc4 cb2
5. Bc1 x b2 Bf8 – b4+ 5. Bb2 Bb4+
6. Nb1 – d2 Qd8 – g5 6. Nd2 Qg5
7. Ng1 – f3 ! Qg5 x g2 7. Nf3 ! Qg2
8. Rh1 – g1 Bb4 x d2 + 8.
9. Ke1 – e2 ! Qg2 – h3 9.
10. Qd1 x d2 Ng8 – f6 10.
11. Bc4 x f7+ Ke8 – d8 11.
12. Rg1 x g7 Nf6 x e4 12.
13. Qd2 – g5+ Ne4 x g5 13.
14. Bb2 – f6# 14.
1–0 1–0

after 8. ... Bb4 x d2 + after 14. Bb2 – f6 #

 SESSION 2 – ELEMENTARY MATES
SHEET 2-1 : CHECKMATE WITH PAWNS
1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

SHEET 2-2 : CHECKMATE WITH BISHOP(s)

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

SHEET 2-3 : CHECKMATE WITH KNIGHT(s)
1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

SHEET 2-4 : CHECKMATE WITH QUEEN

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

SHEET 2-5 : CHECKMATE WITH ROOK(s)

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

SHEET 2-6 : CHECKMATE WITH TWO MAJOR PIECES

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

SHEET 2-7a : PRACTICLE CHECKMATEs (PART 1)
Mate in 1 - White To Move
1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

SHEET 2-7b : PRACTICLE CHECKMATEs (PART 2)
Mate in 1 - White To Move
1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

SHEET 2-7c : PRACTICLE CHECKMATEs (PART 3)
Mate in 1 - White To Move
1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

SHEET 2-8 : MATE IN 2 – WHITE TO MOVE
1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.