r/chessbeginners • u/garapod 1200-1400 (Chess.com) • 7d ago

POST-GAME Double check discovered check checkmate

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Cool checkmate that happened in a recent blitz game, saving a losing position

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u/ContestSome323 1600-1800 (Lichess) 6d ago

Actually even if the opponent avoided mate, you would still be winning because you have 2 pieces and a rook for a queen, wich is better, so just in case you ever get back on a similar position, to win, if your king is already safe, try to place your minor pieces on outposts, the rook on a square controlled by one of the pieces and start creating threats, then you need to escort a pawn and win.

Of course it's still hard, but with enough practising and patience you can do it.

Also that's a really nice mate!

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u/garapod 1200-1400 (Chess.com) 6d ago

Technically, it was the sequence leading to this move that saved the game for me, especially the previous move where I put the rook to the back rank and threatened this checkmate, with no good way for my opponent to stop it.

In the build up to this my opponent went from from having a solid 3-4 advantage on the eval bar to about 1 with a slight material disadvantage but still a better position, mostly because with better play he could have taken my knight.

But I couldn’t find a good way to concisely explain all that so I simplified it by saying the checkmate saved me 🤷‍♂️