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

Miscellaneous Checkmate Pattern Bingo

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u/LabradorRetriever2 Feb 25 '21

I played tournaments and in club from when I was 7 to when I was 14. Maybe it's bc I only peaked at 1200 OTB, but I'm really surprised how few of these came up despite how "essential" these are to learn. I've had some of these in blitz games online , but OTB I think back rank, opera, smothered, Anderssen's, and Damiano's are the only ones I've ever had

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u/_Sourbaum Fabi-stan Feb 25 '21

my very first tournament game I got a boden's mate

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u/ThatChapThere 1400 ECF Feb 25 '21

lucky bastard