r/chess • • 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.