INTRODUCTION Finally we have arrived to the most difficult “elementary” checkmate – The bishop and knight checkmate. First of all I would like to enter a short theoretical discussion. There is much to be said about the…
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How to checkmate
In this category we will examine the elementary checkmates, where the stronger side checkmates the bare king.
You will learn how to checkmate the opponent’s king.
There are four types of elementary checkmates:
- Queen checkmate
- Rook checkmate
- Two bishops checkmate
- Bishop and knight checkmate
How to mate with two bishops
INTRODUCTION After learning elementary queen and rook checkmates it is time to take another “small step” for a chessplayer and learn another elementary mate. If you recall the basic chess rules, the next piece on…
How to mate with rook
INTRODUCTION In the prevous post we have learned the elementary queen checkmate. Therefore, it is time to move one step forward. Since the rook is the second strongest piece, (remember basic chess rules), learning the rook…
How to mate with queen
INTRODUCTION After we have explained the basic chess rules and movement of the pieces, we can take the next step. And that is learning the elementary ways of checkmating the opponent’s king. Checkmating enemy king is the goal…