Can be more than one.
Me: There are so many that I can't choose.
Here’s an old thread of mine on this subject:
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/checkmate-patterns-3
Knowing them has improved my chess rating.
https://lichess.org/study/R5bmFgQG/Hy8IgeOH
I made it a long time ago.
The knight:
1. Protects the king.
2. Attacks the enemy king.
3. Because it's a 'double check,' even though both pieces, the knight and bishop, are attacked, neither can be captured, and there's also no blocking since knights can't be blocked.
4. In a double check, when the king has no escape square, it's mate.
The 2nd study is even nicer, since it's everything that's mentioned, but the rook - which blocks the queen and attacks the enemy king- is also protected by your king.
Brillant sacrifice mates!!
@yossso1234 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/TnRm6PV2)
> Can be more than one.
>
> Me: There are so many that I can't choose.
>
> Here’s an old thread of mine on this subject:
> https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/checkmate-patterns-3
>
> Knowing them has improved my chess rating.
Smothered mate is always a classic!
Boden’s mate is a great checkmate pattern too! Both of them are **satisfying**
https://lichess.org/2rcif2Yg
Walter seems to have Fried Schlechter's king.
Nice one, @Toscani, thx.
### Warning: beginner level mate
**I like the Ladder Mate (Staircase Mate)**
@RaghavaVRao said [^](/forum/redirect/post/es7j84sP)
> ### Warning: beginner level mate
> **I like the Ladder Mate (Staircase Mate)**
Why is this a warning?
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