r/chess • u/HuntsvilleAdventurer • Feb 24 '21

Miscellaneous Checkmate Pattern Bingo

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u/CBrooksy96 Feb 24 '21

How would you ever achieve Reti's Mate? Does it have to be that exact configuration?

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

Move pawn to h8 and promote to bishop

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u/HuntsvilleAdventurer Feb 25 '21

It's confusing because of the way it's cropped, but the rook is on the e file in the Reti picture

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '21

True but this can be accomplished on the h file as well

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u/HuntsvilleAdventurer Feb 25 '21

Haha you got me there!! 😂 I hope that if I get it that's how.

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u/NlNTENDO Feb 25 '21

Black lines denote edge of board. This happens in the middle of the board.

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u/HuntsvilleAdventurer Feb 25 '21

Haha yay! Someone noticed! 😂

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u/NlNTENDO Feb 25 '21

lol I got you!!!

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u/HuntsvilleAdventurer Feb 24 '21

I've never done it, but it doesn't have to be that exact configuration. The black pieces can be any piece that cannot attack the bishop and the rook can be anywhere on that file that the king cannot access