The Checkmate Patterns Manual

Cover Page
The Checkmate Patterns Manual
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Explanation of symbols
Exercises: A Basic test
Chapters: Checkmate patterns
Chapter 1: Anastasia’s mate
Chapter 2: Greco’s mate
Chapter 3: Arabian mate
Chapter 4: Hook mate
Chapter 5: Vukovic’s mate
Chapter 6: Smothered mate
Chapter 7: Suffocation mate
Chapter 8: Corner mate
Chapter 9: Morphy’s mate
Chapter 10: Pillsbury’s mate
Chapter 11: Opera mate
Chapter 12: Lolli’s mate
Chapter 13: Damiano’s mate
Chapter 14: Max Lange’s mate
Chapter 15: Damiano’s bishop mate
Chapter 16: Dovetail mate
Chapter 17: Swallow’s tail mate
Chapter 18: David & Goliath mate
Chapter 19: Boden’s mate
Chapter 20: Balestra mate
Chapter 21: Double knights mate
Chapter 22: Double bishops mate
Chapter 23: Blackburne’s mate
Chapter 24: Blind swine mate
Chapter 25: Epaulette mate
Chapter 26: Back rank mate
Chapter 27: Lawnmower mate
Chapter 28: Triangle mate
Chapter 29: Kill box mate
Chapter 30: Mate in the opening
Exercises B: Warming up test
Exercises C: Advanced test
Exercises D: Final test
Solutions A: Basic test
Solutions B: Warming up test
Solutions C: Advanced test
Solutions D: Final test
Afterword
Index of mate names