Lolli's, Damiano's and hook mates, and mates in two and three. This is a checkmate course with 9 lessons and 60 interactive exercises, suited to players rated around 1100 (improving players). Every exercise is played on a real board with feedback after each move, there is nothing to install, and it is free.
Lessons in Mating patterns II
Damiano's mate – Queen and pawn again: protected by a pawn, the queen mates diagonally next to the king.
Lolli's mate – A pawn deep in the enemy camp supports the queen, and the queen mates right in front of the king.
Mate in two – Two-move mates: a forcing first move, often a check or a sacrifice, leaves the king without a defence.
Damiano's mate, part 2 – Queen and pawn again: protected by a pawn, the queen mates diagonally next to the king. More positions, a little harder.
Lolli's mate, part 2 – A pawn deep in the enemy camp supports the queen, and the queen mates right in front of the king. More positions, a little harder.
The hook mate – Rook, knight and pawn hook together: the rook checks next to the king, the knight guards the rook and a pawn guards the knight.
Mate in three – Three-move mates: keep checking, keep the king boxed in, and count every reply.
Mate in two, part 2 – Two-move mates: a forcing first move, often a check or a sacrifice, leaves the king without a defence. More positions, a little harder.
Mate in three, part 2 – Three-move mates: keep checking, keep the king boxed in, and count every reply. More positions, a little harder.
Next steps
Discovered attacks – Unmask a bishop, rook or queen while the moving piece makes a threat of its own: discovered attacks, discovered checks and the double check.
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