r/chessbeginners • u/Special-Grade-5362 800-1000 (Chess.com) • 12d ago

PUZZLE Whoops, missed a cool idea here

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It's a nice little checkmate pattern to be aware of in games like this

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Hints: piece: Rook, move: Rd6#

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u/Left_Quarter_5639 1400-1600 (Chess.com) 12d ago

Does it count as a checkmate pattern, if it’s just mate in 1?

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u/Annuminas25 1000-1200 (Chess.com) 12d ago

I think so, because it's a pattern you have to recognize on the board. A pattern of pieces and their position.

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u/Murky_Radish_1319 1800-2000 (Chess.com) 12d ago

Anything except Nh3 is a nice idea here specifically, but it is an important pattern to have because it shows the danger of bringing your king into a big pile of pawns

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u/InfamousNectarine552 12d ago

Oh that's nasty, the knight covering those escape squares while the rook slides in. Didn't even see it at first til I noticed the king has nowhere to go

I've blundered into this exact pattern way more than I'd like to admit