Top 10 Checkmate Patterns You Must Know

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Checkmating pattern is a specific position of your pieces as well as your opponent's pieces that can lead to a quick checkmate.

In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will show you the top 10 most common checkmate patterns that happen in practical games. They don't happen in artificially composed chess positions, but you can identify these patterns in your practical games more frequently.

Knowing chess patterns helps you to either recognize them or to intentionally 'create' it in your own games. Either way, knowing these patterns helps you achieve the end goal easily, which is to checkmate your opponent quickly!

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00:00 Top-10 Checkmating Patterns
00:42 1 - Queen + Supporting Piece
02:16 2 - Queen-Bishop Battery
03:28 3 - Queen-Rook Battery
05:07 Can you find the winning move?
05:21 4.1 - Back Rank Checkmate
06:24 4.2 - Back Rank 2.0
07:51 5 - Sacrifice on the f7 square
09:42 6 - Attack on the h5-e8 diagonal
11:29 7 - Greek Gift Sacrifice (on h7)
12:21 8 - Smothered Mate
13:31 9.1 - Mate with Bishop and Knight
15:48 9.2 - Mate with Two Bishops
16:11 9.3 - Mate with Rook+Bishop vs Rook
17:04 10 - Sacrifice on the h6 square

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[namedperson]

Don't be sorry for making the video a bit longer. It's not like you are wasting our time by stuttering or mumbling. It's just 19 minutes of precise tactics and explanations. Every minute was well spent and the structure also makes it good for repeat viewing.

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 Top-10 Checkmating Patterns
00:42 1 - Queen + Supporting Piece
02:16 2 - Queen-Bishop Battery
03:28 3 - Queen-Rook Battery
05:07 Can you find the winning move?
05:21 4.1 - Back Rank Checkmate
06:24 4.2 - Back Rank 2.0
07:51 5 - Sacrifice on the f7 square
09:42 6 - Attack on the h5-e8 diagonal
11:29 7 - Greek Gift Sacrifice (on h7)
12:21 8 - Smothered Mate
13:31 9.1 - Mate with Bishop and Knight
15:48 9.2 - Mate with Two Bishops
16:11 9.3 - Mate with Rook+Bishop vs Rook
17:04 10 - Sacrifice on the h6 square

[DerGesellschaftskritiker]

5:17 g3!

Thank you for this very good and useful compilation!

[newyorkslim]

Excellent tutorial, as always. Very brisk, economical and best of all, applicable!

[krzysztofmazurek]

As always, a delicious portion of chess tricks!

[jotarokujo]

my favorites checkmate patterns are smothered and boden mate.

[friscomendoza]

Advance the pawn to g6 and it will be a checkmate in the next move.

[lennah]

Regarding number 3 how to best avoid h file mate then?!

[agastyakumarsingh]

pawn g3 like the scandi opening trap or the fishing pole trap

[Inforza]

What you do after white plays f4 to create an opening. You push the pawn to g3.

[DerGesellschaftskritiker]

I probably would like to buy the course, but there is only a waitlist available, when does the sale open?

[bnewman]

For the 3rd mating pattern, after White plays f5 Black can respond with g3 and mate is inevitable.

[bobmccarron]

Moving a pawn forward expressly to prevent a back rank checkmate, this space for the King is called a "luft."

[aaronchan]

Anastasia's mate, Arabian mate, smothered mate, Boden's mate, Pillsbury mate, Greco's mate, the list goes on...

[darrylkassle]

Igor please tell me where you learnt to speak such good English. I am into languages and I am just curious. Have you got an English speaking parent or did you live in the west for a while. I am very curious.

[loulou]

I'm stuck in 700 in lichess😭
I'm now on 800, thanks to your instruction sir. Still a long way to go. I'm still below average 😂

[stevensutton]

thank you for showing dont play h6 now i have a fun one for you gm castled king pawn on seventh rank and person plays 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bh6 (5. Bg5 O-O 6. Bh6) stuck fished says -.4 but my fritz say +1.2 ???!! i like the move its trollie lol he he he same line that you shown on h6 he he he he ha ha ha ha ha im giving away prep for over bored at local club ive nailed 9 people all mates no resigns with this and funny doing people lol

[muhammadyahya]

Hi mirnov. Hoping before U say something, say this. G'DAY Chess lovers . Its more friendly. Ok. Thank.

[darrylkassle]

Igor please tell me where you learnt to speak such good English. I am into languages and I am just curious. Have you got an English speaking parent or did you live in the west for a while. I am very curious.