The Daily Mate: Harmonic Attack

Checkmate 485

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In the game Ram Segal-elgaxton black placed his pieces very well around the white king.

How could he give the checkmate?

Solution of the last position:

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The rook gave the checkmat from b6.

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The Daily Mate: In The Circle Of Pawns And Bishops

Checkmate 484

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In the game HardyBoyz-yulie the black king was blocked by pawns and bishops. They were arounf the king like a wall.

How could the white player give the checkmate?

Solution of the last position:

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The queen could take the rook and when black king captures back, then the king goes to f2 and in the next move the rook gives the checkmate from h1.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

The Daily Mate: Transformation On The H-file

Checkmate 483

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What is the winning move for white?

Solution of the last position:

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The queen gave the checkmate from h1.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

The Daily Mate: Meeting In The Corner

Checkmate 482

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In the game vvv 2012-kingbhalinder black sacrificed his knight on g3 to break the defense of the white king. What was the best move for black to give the checkmate?

Solution of the last position:

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The queen captured the f4 pawn. White captured it and then black gave a nice checkmate with the bishop from h4.

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The Daily Mate: What Do You Do About The Fork?

Checkmate 481

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In the game Ten Tips to Win-Dr Quahog white played f2-f4 to fork the black queen and bishop.

What was the best move for black?

Solution of the last position:

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The rook captured the f7 pawn and gave the checkmate.

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The Daily Mate: A Long Shoot Of The Rook

Checkmate 480

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In the game HardyBoyz-bungdi black won a rook, but in the last move he did not defend his king.

What is the winning move for white?

Solution of the last position:

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The bishop moved to h2 to give a check. h1 was the only square for the king. The knight jumped to g3 to give the checkmate.

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The Daily Mate: The Cooperation Of The Rook, The Knight And The Bishop

Checkmate 479

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How could black win In the game adrlmb-fightme ?

Solution of the last position:

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The bishop gave the checkmate from c4.

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The Daily Mate: Cannons

Checkmate 478

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In the game HardyBoyz-Dancat white got development advantage and started to attack the king.

What was the winning move?

Solution of the last position:

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The rook gave the checkmate from b5. King should move to a6 and then the other took captured the a4 pawn to win the game.

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The Daily Mate: Winning With The Pin

Checkmate 476

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Black could give a pretty checkmate in the game Yuri_Abramov_Israel-aliengris because the a4 pawn was pinned by the a1 rook. What was the winning move?

Solution of the last position:

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The queen captured the f2 rook to force the king to the corner and then she moved to e1 to give the checkmate.

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The Daily Mate: The Winning Team

Checkmate 476

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What was the fastest win for black in game Hoa_tandinh-Trunks?

Solution of the last position:

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The knight gave the check from h3 to open the f-file for the rooks. f2 knight captured the h3 knight. The rook moved to f1 to force the queen to capure it and then the other rook captured again on f1 and gave the checkmate :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

New Season, New changes at Chesspark.

As you may know, Chesspark has undergone some changes as of September 10th, so we’d like to let you know what’s going on, and why.

First, we’ve made many updates to the Chesspark client and server this month, to continue the improvements in speed and stability we made in August — including improvements to the process of adjourning and reconvening games. These and many other bug fixes mean that you are now playing in the fastest and most stable version of Chesspark ever!

We are also pleased to announce that we have just launched the pre-move feature which many people requested.  Pre-Move is the ability to make your move before it’s technically your turn, thus saving valuable time in bullet and blitz chess. It’s a brilliant idea, you asked for it, and we delivered. To give it a try, turn on pre-move under Game Options in your Chesspark web client.

Free members will have noticed that we have now made bullet and blitz games available to PRO members only.  If you are a free member, you will now only be able to play 15 and and 30 minute games. This decision was made in order to allow us to continue to offer free limited accounts, while at the same time giving our PRO users the maximum rewards for upgrading, while still allowing others to play for free with a limited account, with the option to upgrade at any time.

Unlike other chess communities, we’re always finding new ways to enhance our service and make it unique. An example is our new hand-drawn piece theme – please check it out. We promise to continue to push the envelope on your behalf and we’re always open to your suggestions. Is there a feature that would make Chesspark even better? Tell us!

Finally, for those of you who are long time free members, we haven’t forgotten you are a valuable part of the Chesspark community.  Stay tuned to the blog over the next week or so for an exciting announcement that we think you will like!

The Daily Mate: In The Corner

Checkmate 132

In the game Frederic-Leachim the back pieves left alone their king and white is ready to start the final action. How?

Solution of the last position:

The white rook moved to e8 to give the checkmate :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Back Rank Attack

Checkmate 133

In the game TorontoJer-Fernalater white attacked against the king with pawns and blocked the black king to the back rank. How can white continue the offense?

Solution of the last position:

The white rook moved to f8 to give a check, black captured the rook and then The white queen got the rook.

Checkmate! :-)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Rook And Bishop

Checkmate 134

In the game DrCheck-Wabbit white used his bishop and rook very nicely. How?

Solution of the last position:

White moved the bishop to d6 to give a check. If black captures then the queen captures the c8 rook to give the checkmate. In the game, the black king moved to a8, then white captured the c8 rook with queen.

Black captured it with d8 rook, and then the c1 rook captured the c8 rook and gave the checkmate.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Minor Piece Attack

Checkmate 135

In the game 102030-Kadabra the black bishop sand the black knight are looing for an action against the white king. How? :)

Solution of the last position:

The white rooked moved to e8 to give a check, the only defense for black is to move the bishop to f8. Then white moved the bishop to h6 to attack the f8 bishop. White won, because in the next move the rook will capture the f8 bishop to give the checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Bishop Checkmate

Checkmate 136

In the game Leo_Plkn-M.A.F.I.A white got a knight advantage. Black got some attack, but with good defense white can win. White’s last move was a mistake, because opened the e-file, so the e8 rook blocks the escape way of the white king. What is the best move for black?

Solution of the last position:

The f6 bishop captured the b2. the only move for white is to move the king to d1. Then the knight goes to c3. It is a checkmate :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Endgame Cooperation

Checkmate 137

In the game Flosi-Enpassant black showed a nice cooperation to finish the game. How?

Solution of the last position:

Black moved the bishop to g3 to give the checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!


The Daily Mate: Poisoned Pawn

Checkmate 138

In the game Pappanindia-Charlief white has winning position with extra rooks, but the last move, capturing the h7 pawn was a mistake. What is the best move for black?

Solution of the last position:

The knigh moved to f3 to give the check, the only move was to move to the corner with the king. Then The rook moved to h2 to give the checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

UNM hosts IM Irina Krush and IM David Pruess.

    Players wait their turn in a simultaneous match against IM Irina Krush at the UNM chess event.

Players wait their turn in a simultaneous match against IM Irina Krush at the UNM chess event.

On Thursday September 19th, the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque hosted a simultaneous match that pitted International Masters Irina Krush and David Pruess against players from the local chess community. About 30 players and others from the chess community in New Mexico showed up to listen to David Pruess speak about chess strategy in one of his recent wins, and then pit their wits against the Masters in a simultaneous match

Chesspark was there as well, handing out some 3 month Chesspark memberships, so look for some new Chesspark members from New Mexico soon and if you meet them, ask them how they did against IM Pruess and IM Krush.  We weren’t able to stay for the whole event, but Art Byers of the New Mexico Chess Organization planned to hand out certificates to any players who could win or draw against the Masters.

Special thanks to UNM Chess Club President Anthony Chen and UNM Chess Club Advisor Dean Brunton for allowing us access to the event at short notice.
Dandee and IM Irina Krush.

Dandee and IM Irina Krush.

IM David Pruess makes his move.

IM David Pruess makes a move against UNM Chess Club Adviser Dean Brunton

IM Irina Krush starts the game against one of the opponents.

IM Irina Krush makes an opening move.

The Daily Mate: Pretty And Long

Checkmate 139

In the game Gheorghius-Hitechsex white sacrificed a bishop on h7 for opening the position of the black king. Black should not accept it. He captured so white has now a wining attack. How?

Solution of the last position:

The black queen captures the b1 rook, the b7 rok should go back to b1 to defend, then the queen capture the 2nd rook and win the game by checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Open The Door

Checkmate 140

In the game Goodleu-Moni2008 the black king is under heavy fire. How can white finish the attack?

Solution of the last position:

The white queen moved to h5 to give a check. The black king should move to g8. Then came a nice move. White sacrificed the rook g7 to open the g-file to attack the king. Black king captured the rook. The other rook moved to g1 to give the check. The bishop moved to g4 to block. The rook captured it. The last defender, then queen can move to g5, but then the rook captures it and gives the checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Big Blockade

Checkmate 141

In the game Benguthrie-Golderbear14 the black king is blocked by his soldiers. How can white win?

Solution of the last position:

White opened the rank for the rook by moving the bishop to g5 and if the black queen moves to c8 or d8 the rook captures and gives the checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: In The Corner

Checkmate 142

In the game Chaseaseon-BonillaJj white left his king alone in the corner. How can the black army catch him?

Solution of the last position:

The white queen moved to g7. It is checkmate, because the black king is blocked by his rooks and queen.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: The Last Chance

Checkmate 143

In the game _Wind_-Olidooley white got a winning position with extra rook, but was not careful and gave black a last chance. What is the best move for black?

Solution of the last position:

Black moved the rook to the corner to h1 to give the checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

Strategize!

Jean from 9queens and the Chesspark team working on strategy

Jean from 9queens and the Chesspark team working on strategy at the Blackbird Buvette Albuquerque, NM.

The Daily Mate: Fast Finish

Checkmate 144

In the game DrCheck-Achu22Mike the black king is alone and it allows white to finish the game fast. How?

Solution of the last position:

Black can give the checkmate by moving the knight to h3 or to e2.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Knight Dance

Checkmate 145

In the game Crazyhorse-Benguthrie the black knights and the queen are perfectly placed for a winning attack. What is the best move?

Solution of the last position:

The knight captured the c7 pawn to give the checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: First Rank

Checkmate 146

In the game Bobofrut-YoshiDinoJr the first rank is undefended. How can black use it?

Solution of the last position:

The c3 knight goes to e2 to give a check. White should capture with g1 knight. Then the d4 knight captures the knight and gives the checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: En Passant

Checkmate 147

In the game Bobofrut-Blaz023 white had an extra knight, but he made a mistake in the last move. It allows black to play a special winning move. How?

Solution of the last position:

Black moved the rook to e1 to give a check. White queen should move to d1. Then capturing the queen with rook gives the checkmate :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Rook And Queen Team

Checkmate 148

In the game Carolina-blue77-Hrundi-Bakshi the black king is alone. How can white win?

Solution of the last position:

The b4 pawn captured en passant the c4 pawn, arrived to c3 square and gave the checkmate :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Attack Or Defend?

Checkmate 149

In the game Littlewad-_Njdeh_ black moved to b3 with the rook to win 1 more pawn. Is his king well defended or white has a strong move?

Solution of the last position:

The white rook moved to b8 to give a check. Black queen defended on d8. Then the rook captured it. The only move for the king is Kh7 and in this position both the rook and queen can go to h8 to give the checkmate! :-)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Modell Game

Checkmate 150

In the game HhhThegame-Dorota12 black played a great example game, how to attack when we castle different sides. What is the last combination to win?

Solution of the last position:

White gave the check by moving the pawn to g5, then the black king should move to h5. The last move? The rook moved to h5 to give the checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: On The Side

Checkmate 151

In the game Achu22mike-SalamEsraBadi the black king was forced on the side of the boar. How can white win the game?

Solution of the last position:

Dorota captured the knight with her queen. If the white king goes to d1 then the queen goes to a1 to give the checkmate. The king went to b1, then rook moved to b8 to give the checkmate.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Endgame Beauty

Checkmate 152

In the game Blaz023-Lobo18 the position was equal until the last move when the white king moved in to a trap. What is the best move for black?

Solution of the last position:

White can capture the b5 pawn by any of the rooks, then king should move to a4

and queen capture the a6 knight to give the checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: King Hunt

Checkmate 153

In the game Devastator67-TorontoJer white attacked the f7 pawn by moving the bishop to c4, bur the opponent has  strong counterplay. How?

Solution of the last position:

The black rook moved to b2 to give a nice checkmate! :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: The Power Of The Knight

Checkmate 154

In the game ldn_younth08-Bojan77, white just made a fork with the knight, but his king is under attack. What is the best reply for black?

Solution of the last position:

The queen moved to d1 to force the king to f2, then the knigh captured the e4 pawn and the king should move to e3 and queen moved to d4 to give the checkmate! :-)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Meet The Rook!

Checkmate 155

In the game Dmattson-Littlewad the black pieces had perfect coordination. What is the best move for Littlewad?

Solution of the last position:

The knight jumped to h3 to give a double-check. The white king moved to h1. The queen sacrificed herself by moving to g1.  The rook captured and then the knight moved to f2 to give a beautiful checkmate! :-)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: The Magic Of The Knight

Checkmate 156

In the game Glory2God-DrCheck the attack arrived to the final stage :) What is the best move for black?

Solution of the last position:

The rook moved to b3 to give the checkmate.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Queens In The Corner

Checkmate 157

In the game Dmattson-ImpioFuror white tried to escape, but this gave a chance for black for a pretty checkmate. How?

Solution of the last position:

The knight captured the h2 pawn to win the game!

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Bishop Brilliancy

Checkmate 158

In the game Johngonzaga-springbok white got a big advantage in the beginning and he can finish the game in style. How?

Solution of the last position:

The black queen moved to h1 to give a pretty checkmate :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Suicide King

Checkmate 160

In the game Killerz46-retailate the white king moved forward and moved into a checkmate. What is the best move for black?

Solution of the last position:

The rook captured the d6 pawn, the king should move to f8. The queen captured the c8 rook to give a check. The black king moved to e7. Queen gave check on e7 to force the king back to f8 and then queen gave checkmate on d8 square.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Long Adventure

Checkmate 159

In the game TorontoJer-Gitaneman68 white can give a firced checkmate. How?

Solution of the last position:

The white bishop capture the f7 pawn to give a pretty checkmate.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Side Affair

Checkmate 162

In the game DrCheck-Laszlo2 white just got a new queen and he can use it for a mating attack. How?

Solution of the last position:

The white queen moved to e8 to give the check. Black bishop moved to f8 to defend. The d-pawn moved forward to open the diagonal of the c4 bishop to give a check. The king moved to h8 and the queen captured the f8 bishop to give the checkmate :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Perfect Cooperation

Checkmate 163

In the game Dorota12-Dmattson the rook controls the c-file, the f3 pawn the e4 square and the knight the e3 square. How can the queen help to give the checkmate?

Solution of the last position:

The queen captures the f6 pawn. Then the king should move to h5 and white queen gives the checkmate on g5.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page! :)

Grandmasters duke it out at the USCL tournament this Wednesday – and you have the best seat in the house!

Arizona Scorpions vs. Seattle Sluggers This Wednesday, October 15, at 6:00pm (MST), log on to Chesspark.com to watch the Chesspark-sponsored Arizona Scorpions take on the Seattle Sluggers in this riveting USCL event. All members welcome! Click to see lineup.

PRO Chesspark members are invited to an exclusive, post-game Q&A session with Scorpions teammates. PROs – this brush with greatness will inspire your game!

Non-PROs, now’s the time to go PRO for just $4/month…to enjoy Wednesday’s outstanding PRO privileges and countless more.

USCL is the “NBA of Chess.”

Prepare to be dazzled. This league includes legendary Grandmasters and International Masters, including Seattle Slugger Hikaru Nakamura, one of the world’s highest ranked players. He’ll be playing in Wednesday’s lineup along with other superstars.

Chess masters are never far away at Chesspark. PRO members play in Chesspark tournaments hosted by International Master Attila Turzo. Chesspark PROs can also play speed chess and enjoy the lowest latency on the web!

It’s a tough economy. But at $4/month, a PRO account at Chesspark is an affordable luxury that provides you with new friends and hours of fun and self-improvement. You deserve it! Go PRO at Chesspark today.

The Daily Mate: Double Checkmate

Checkmate 164

In the game Umyatswe-Houseboy black captured with the e-pawn on f5 and opened the e-file for the white rook. How can white win in a pretty way?

Solution of the last position:

White moved to d1 to catch the king :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page! )

The Daily Mate: Strong Squares

Checkmate 165

In the game Charlief-Haddi82 black played g7-g6 and placed the bishop to c5 instead of g7, which would be normal way to play. Without g7 bishop f6 and h6 squares could be strong squares for white. How can he use those squares to give a checkmate?

Solution of the last position:

The knight jumped to f6 to open the file for the rook, to control d7 escape square and to give a pretty checkmate :)

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

The Daily Mate: Fire On Two Files

Checkmate 166

In the game Praveen25-Manoj_vignesh the white rooks fires the b- and d-files and the black king has no escape. What is the winning move for white?

Solution of the last position:

White played the bishop to h6 and then he gavecheckmate with the queen on g7.

Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page! :)

The World Championships on Chesspark

Chesspark enthusiast *Wabbit* is bringing the World Championships to Chesspark. Everyday at 9CST watch as he relays each move of these exciting games. Check centralpark for the game number and link to join the game.

Here is the schedule for the match.

  • Round 1: October 14th – Result:Draw
  • Round 2: October 15th – Result: Draw
  • Round 3: October 17th – Result: Viswanathan Anand Wins
  • Round 4: October 18th
  • Round 5: October 20th
  • Round 6: October 21st
  • Round 7: October 23rd
  • Round 8: October 24th
  • Round 9: October 26th
  • Round 10: October 27th
  • Round 11: October 29th
  • Round 12: October 31st
  • Tiebreaker if needed 11/02/08
  • The match is best of 12 games under Classical time controls. Time per player is two hours, with 1 hour added after move 40, 15 minutes added after move 60, and 30 seconds increment per move starting from move 61.

    The Daily Mate: Queen With Knight

    Checkmate 167

    In the game Ddavi16-Hershiportass white has a strong knight with an attacking queen. How can they win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    The queen moved to a6 to deliver the checkmate :)

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next on this page!

    The Daily Mate: Elimination Of The Bishops

    Checkmate 168

    In the game Attila_Turzo-Snoop_Doog 2 bishops defended the black king when white had a chance to break in to the position. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    The queen captured the f6 knight. Black should move the took to g7 to defend. Then the queen gave check on the backrank on f8. Rook to g8 was the only defense. The knight made the wining move by jumping to f7 and giving the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Dance Of The Queens

    Checkmate 169

    In the game Dorota12-Pnkr after a great endgame play of Dorota, she got queens to give the checkmate. What is the fastest way to win?

    Solution of the last position:

    The queen captured the d6 bishop, then the king went to d8. Queen gave the checkmate by capturing d7 bishop.

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    The Daily Mate: The Pinned Knight

    Checkmate 170

    In the game Xasthur-Wmdmark the f5 knight was pinned and no more able to defend the black king. How can white win?

    Solution of the last position:

    The f8 queen moved to h8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: King’s Checkmate

    Checkmate 171

    In the game Mumbaiboy78-TorontoJer black can give a very special checkmate. :) How?

    Solution of the last position:

    White can give the checkmate by movint the queen to g7. f5 knight can not captured because it is pinned by d3 bishop. In the game white captured the knight, then black captured back and the queen moved to g7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Fight On The File

    Checkmate 172

    In the game Dimma-Snafu the f-file and the h-file or controlled by black pieces or pieces are in the way of the white king. How can black wins the g-file too?

    Solution of the last position:

    The black king moved to g4, opened the diagonal fo teh bishop which gave the checkmate :-)

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    The Daily Mate: Knight Jump

    Checkmate 173

    In the game M.A.F.I.A-Kartal12 black developed the knight to e7 which blocked the bishop and the king. What is the best reaction for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    The rook moved to g8 to give the pretty checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Back Rank Beauty

    Checkmate 174

    In the game *Wabbit*-Lobo18 the white king defended his h1 rook. What is the best move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    The knight jumped to d6 and gave the checkmate! :-)

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    The Daily Mate: King’s Gambit

    Checkmate 175

    In the game N.Imi-Jonnylad white sacrificed his fawn for the center. Then black decided to build up a defense by pawn f6-g5 to save the f-pawn, but that weakened drastically the Kingside. What is the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    Black queen captured the b1 rook. Checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: Backdoor

    Checkmate 175

    In the game JohannWassermann-Inflatedhead the black king is in a circle of fire, the checkmate may come in any moment. What is the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    The quene moved to h5 to give a check. Only place for the king was e7. Then the knight jumped to f5 to give the checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: Double Solutions

    Checkmate 177

    In the game M.A.F.I.A-Austin437 white could give checkmate in 2 different was. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    The bishop moved to b8 to win the game :-)

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    The Daily Mate: Focus

    Checkmate 178

    In the game DrChessP-Peterpark white focused the attack on the black king. How can he win?

    Solution of the last position:

    White moved to pawn to d6 to give checkmate, also the knight could move to f5 to win.

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    The Daily Mate: Nice Coordination

    Checkmate 179

    In the game M.A.F.I.A-Attila_Turzo the black pieces were well coordinated and ready to catch the white king :-) How?

    Solution of the last position:

    The white queen captured the f7 pawn, if the King goes to h8, then queen captures f8 to win. In the game the f8 rook captured the queen and white rook moved to e8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: King In The Middle

    Checkmate 180

    In the game Benguthrie-Moose the black king stayed in the middle under the heavy fire of the white pieces. How can white win the battle?

    Solution of the last position:

    The knight jumped to f2 to give the check and force the king to c2, then a new piece joined to the attack, bishop moved to f5 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Robocheckmate

    Checkmate 181

    In the game Annaha-Roboknight the white rooks and bishop destroyed the defense of the robot and time to play the final move. Which is the best for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    The rook ran to g8 to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: Basic Checkmate

    Checkmate 182

    In the game Kingbhalinder-2faced black can give a checkmate which is typical when we use the rook and queen. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    Anna moved the rook to g8 to win over the Robot! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Three Queens

    Checkmate 183

    In the gameThrieuthixuan1-Ahmed_29 white got 3 queens :-) How can he win?

    Solution of the last position:

    White can move the c8 rook to a8 or the e7 rook to a7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Fast Game

    Checkmate 184

    4-november-184-73186392

    In the game Scorpion13-Bigalbino very fastly lot of pieces and pawns were exchanged and black got a big material advantage and also a great attack against the white king. How can he win?

    Solution of the last position:

    The d4 queen captured the f4 pawn to give the checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: Undefended Rank

    Checkmate 185

    5-november-185-7333624

    In the game Kingbahinder-Quangtrung black captured on d4 with the rook and left undefended the back rank. What is the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    4-november-184-73186392

    The knight jumped to f4 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: It’s A Team Game

    Checkmate 186

    6-november-186-7343704

    I the game Benguthrie-Headsetsdotcom the white king, pawns and rook played like a great team together. What is the good final move?

    Solution of the last position:

    5-november-185-7333624

    The queen moved to e8 the give a Back Rank checkmate :-)

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    The Daily Mate: Long, Nice Checkmate

    Checkmate 187

    7-november-187-7338459

    In the game Quangtrung-Hissar white played a great attacking game and now his perfectly coordinated pieces are ready for the final action. How to start it?

    Solution of the last position:

    6-november-186-7343704

    The white rook penetrated to the position and moved to e8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Advanced Checkmate

    Checkmate 188

    8-november-188-7363570In the game Wemarley-Googleu the black pieces attacks very strongly the white camp. How can they break in?

    Solution of the last position:

    7-november-187-7338459

    White moved to queen to g8 to give a check and force the black queen to f8, then capture the e7 bishop by the rook. The king captured back. The white queen gave check on e6. The only move for black king was to move to d8 and then white queen moved to d7 to give the checkmate. Little long? :)

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    The Daily Mate: Opening Trap

    Checkmate 189

    9-november-189-7325139

    In the game Shiverme-Evad73 moved in to an early trap. What is the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    8-november-188-7363570

    Rook captured the e1 knight. Queen captured back. Black queen took the white queen. The king moved to g2. There queen could go to f1 to give a checkmate, but black deciede to play other. He moved the bishop to f1, then king moved to h1. In the last move the bishop moved to h3 to open the rank for the queen to give a check-mate :-)

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    The Daily Mate: X-Ray Attack

    Checkmate 190

    10-november-190-7311453In the game Djuricv-Profdulle both players attacked the kings. Black’s attack looked stronger, because the pawns around the white king not giving good defense, but white got a beautiful opportunity for the victory. What is the best move?

    Solution of the last position:

    9-november-189-7325139

    The queen moved to d8 to give the checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: Dragon Bishop

    Checkmate 191

    11-november-191-7402778In the game TorotoJer-MsPole the f6 bishop like a dragon fired the squares around the black king to help to give a checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    10-november-190-7311453

    The queen captured the b8 rook, the rook captured the queen, then the white rook captured the black rook on b8, the king moved to f7 and then the knight moved to the center to e5 to win the game! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Dance Of The Queens

    Checkmate 192

    12-november-192-7200951In the game Roboknight-Coolg1777 the black queens were dancing around the white king. How can they catch him? :)

    Solution of the last position:

    11-november-191-7402778

    The rook captured the h6 pawn and if the queen capture the f6 rook then white queen capture back and then gives checkmate with rook on h8. If queen captures queen then rook moves to h8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: King In The Middle

    Checkmate 193

    13-november-193-7428545In the game Kingbhalinder-Imark the black king as forced to move to close to the center of the board and he is under heavy attack. How can white continue the offense?

    Solution of the last position:

    12-november-192-7200951

    The c1 queen moved to b1 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Queen Melody

    Checkmate 194

    14-november-194-7443048

    In the game Kingbhalinder-Clovee the white queen and rook had prefect Harmony in the attack. How can they checkmate the black king?

    Solution of the last position:

    13-november-193-7428545

    The bishop moved to b5 to give check and for ce the king to the d-file and open the d-file for the rook. The king moved to d6, then white castled long and this way the rook gave a check. The only move was to move the knight to d5, when the rook could capture the knight to give the checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Storm In The Corner

    Checkmate 195

    15-november-195-7447272

    In the game Pduran-SashaShveik the movement of the white king is limited, mostly blocked by its own pieces. How can black for a checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    14-november-194-7443048

    The whitwe queen moved to the corner to a8. Checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Pawn Star

    Checkmate 196

    16-november-196-74635601

    In the game SashaShveik-Jeereek black gave a check in the last move. It looked dangerous, because the white king has no move. Who will save the kingdom? :)

    Solution of the last position:

    15-november-195-7447272

    Black’s pawn moved to b3 to give a check. The king moved to the corner and the knight jumped to c2 to give the checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: Time Is Important

    Checkmate 197

    17-november-197-7442459

    In the game Fredi1913-Frederik white was threatening to give checkmate by Qf7 check and Qh7 mate, but black is faster. He has time advantage. What is the winning move?

    Solution of the last position:

    16-november-196-74635601

    F4 pawn captured the g5 pawn and gave the checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: In The Tunnel

    Checkmate 198

    18-november-198-7484188In the game Nazca-Kingbhalinder the white king was in a tunnel. the pawns are the wall on a2,b2,c2 and it can move only on the 1st rank. Black can use this situation for a fine Victory. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    17-november-197-7442459

    The black queen moved to e3 to give the checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: The Cannon

    Checkmate 199

    19-november-199-7483897In the game Mr.Noway-BenGuthrie the b7 bishop like a cannon was directed against the white king and it got help from an other piece too. What is the best move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    18-november-198-7484188

    The black queen moved to d1 to give a check. Rook should capture her. Then the black rook captured the white one and gave the checkmate! :-)

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    The Daily Mate: H-file

    Checkmate 200

    20-november-200-74904051In the game Pentecostal777-Kingbhalinder we can watch a typical attacking setup on the h-file. What is the best move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    19-november-199-7483897

    The black queen captured the g2 pawn and gave checkmate with the help of the b7 cannon :-)

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    The Daily Mate: Important Pawn

    Checkmate 201

    21-november-201-7520937

    In the game Kingbhalinder-Ronico the b6 pawn played an important role. It was close to the king, controlled squares to help the attack. What was the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    20-november-200-74904051

    The queen moved to h1 to give the checkmate with the support of the h8 rook.

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    The Daily Mate: Knights In The Middle

    Checkmate 202

    22-november-202-7530348In the game M.A.F.I.A-Prima_Donski the black king was in a open position, close to the middle and the knights were ready to start the action :) How?

    Solution of the last position:

    21-november-201-7520937

    The queen moved to a7 to force the black king to c8 and then moved to a8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Cooperation With A Pawn

    Checkmate 203

    23-november-203-75501431

    In the Ddavil16-Sanmark2008 white sacrificed the queen in the last move and black accepted it. What was the plan for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    22-november-202-7530348

    The e2 knight captured the d4 knight and gave a check. The e5 pawn captured it and then the f3 knight captured again on d4 to give the checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Total Attack

    Checkmate 204

    24-november-204-7536440

    In the game Kingbhalinder-HlavackaI both players attacked the kings by maximum power. In the last move black eliminated a defender pawn to open the position for his heavy cannons :) How should white react?

    Solution of the last position:

    23-november-203-75501431

    The white pawn marched to b5 to finish the game in style :)

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    The Daily Mate: The Magic Of The Knight

    Checkmate 205

    25-november-205-7562601

    In the game Chaparrau2001-Zaoldyeck727 the white king was blocked by his own pieces, when then black queen sacrificed herself for a Magical move :) The knight is a special piece, which has power on sqaures which it is not directly connected and can “fly”. What is the winning move?

    Solution of the last position:

    24-november-204-7536440

    The queen captured the g6 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Bishop Beauty

    Checkmate 206

    26-november-206-7542192

    In the game Blair94-Abardossas the white queen penetrated to the position and with the help of the bishop ready to give the checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    25-november-205-7562601

    The black knight captured the white one and gave the checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Light Squares

    Checkmate 207

    27-november-207-7592152In the game Moose-M.A.F.I.A the light squares are controlled by the black pieces in the white camp and can be used for attack. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    26-november-206-7542192

    The queen captured the f7 pawn. The king had only the d7 square to go. Then the bishop moved to e6 to give the checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Power Of The Knights

    Checkmate 208

    28-november-208-7570107In the game Johngonzaga-Maligno the white knighs works very well together. How can they win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    27-november-207-7592152

    The black queen moved to e2 to catch the white king :-)

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    The Daily Mate: Diagonals

    Checkmate 209

    29-november-209-7605929I the game M.A.F.I.A-hannesr white played c4-c5, sacrificed a pawn for openings the diagonal for the queen. What is the strongest way for the queen to use this diagonal?

    Solution of the last position:

    28-november-208-7570107

    The c4 knight moved to d2 to give the checkmate. The pawn move to f3 was also giving checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Right And Left

    Checkmate 210

    30-november-210-7579057In the game Sparros-Johngonzaga the white king was alone and the black pieces were ready for the final action. They attacked the king first from the right side then from the left. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    29-november-209-7605929

    The queen moved to a6 to give a checkmate on the a6-c8 diagonal :)

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    The Daily Mate: Long Moves

    Checkmate 211

    1-december-211-7630629In the game 2twobetwo2-Feri black attacked the b5 queen from b8 by the rook, then the queen played a long move back to f1 to create a strong threat. Long moves are easy to blunder. Be careful! What is the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    30-november-210-7579057

    The queen moved to g5 to force the king to f1 and then the bishop arrived to d3 to give the checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Winning Time

    Checkmate 212

    2-december-212-7647507

    In the game Mr.Noway-Munkhtur white sacrificed pieces for the attack against the king. He got time advantage and ready to use it. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    1-december-211-7630629

    The queen captured the f7 pawn to give the checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Forced Checkmate

    Checkmate 213

    3-december-213-7639845In the game Mareleblond98-Mr.Noway the black knight captured the e5 pawn and gave up the defense of an important square. White can force now a long checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    2-december-212-7647507

    The rook moved to f8 to win time. The black king captured it. Then the white queen gave the checkmate by moving to f7. Time won over material :)

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    The Daily Mate: Invasion

    Checkmate 214

    4-december-214-7641403


    In the game GMgreenmaster-Daris black accepted the rook sacrifice and forgot about his king’s safety. What is the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    3-december-213-7639845

    The queen moved to f6 to force the rook to g7, then the bishop moved to h6 to threaten to capture on g7. Other rook moves to g8 to defend. Then the knight jumped to h5 and there is no defense against the captures and checkmate on g7.

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    The Daily Mate: Petit Beauty

    Checkmate 215

    5-december-215-7685340In the game M.A.F.I.A-Blu2 the white minor pieces are well placed. How can they catch the black king?

    Solution of the last position:

    4-december-214-7641403

    The knight jumped to g6 to force the h-pawn to capture and open the h-file, then the e3 rook moved to h3 to give the checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: 17 seconds

    Checkmate 216

    6-december-216-7695581

    In the game Benguthtie-Yarukardi white needed only 17 seconds to win the game :-) What was his last move?

    Solution of the last position:

    5-december-215-7685340

    The g5 knight moced to f7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: 4 Moves Tango

    Checkmate 217

    7-december-217-7701056

    In the game Marelebond98-Vip1212 the black king stands alone in the middle. How can white win?

    Solution of the last position:

    6-december-216-7695581

    The queen moved to d5 to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: Bishops Attack Together

    Checkmate 218

    8-december-218-7710163

    In the game Littlewadslittlesis-Mumbaiboy78 black got an extra rook, but his last move was too optimistic and gave up the defense of an important square. How can white win?

    Solution of the last position:

    7-december-217-7701056

    The queen moved to d6 to force the king back to e8, then the rook came to help from b8. The king should move to f7. The queen moved to d7 to force the king to g6, and then the queen captured the e6 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Queen Cathes The King

    Checkmate 219

    december-9-219-7723773In the game Brijchester-Kingbhalinder the white queen is far away from her king and the black queen is ready to catch him with a little help. How? :)

    Solution of the last position:

    8-december-218-7710163

    The bishop moved to d7 to give the checkmate.  Bishops are pretty together :-)

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    The Daily Mate: Rooks Rock

    Checkmate 220

    december-10-220-7734590

    In the game Joergen-Kingbhalinder the white rook moved from the h-file and captured the b7 pawn and left the king undefended. How can the black rooks win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-9-219-7723773

    The queen captured the f2 pawn. The king should try to escape and moved to h3. Then the rook came to h8 to give a check. King moved to g4 and the queen gave the checkamte by moving to f5.

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    The Daily Mate: Hunting

    Checkmate 221

    december-11-221-7716807

    In the game Covatrooper-Annaha black made a king hunting in the last moves and ready to catch the king.:) How?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-10-220-7734590

    The rook moved to h4 to force the white king to the g-file to g2, then the other rook helped to give the checkmate from g4 sqaure Two rooks rock togehter, nice cooperation:)

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    The Daily Mate: Perfect Harmony

    Checkmate 222

    december-12-222-7759397In the game JohanWassermann-Littlewad the knight, the bishop and the rook have perfect harmony to give the checkmate to the black king. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-11-221-7716807

    The bishop moved to e3 to force the king to the h5 square and then the knight jumped to f6 to win the game :)

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    The Daily Mate: Tricky Knight

    Checkmate 223

    december-13-223-77726861

    In the game Simplybob-Johanwassermann white captured a poisened bishop on b4, did not consider the trick of the black knight. What is the good move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-12-222-7759397

    The rook moved to e8 to give the checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Winning Against The Dragon

    Checkmate 224

    december-14-224-77526081Sometimes the b7 bishop is called a “dragon bishop”, because it can attack the center, like a dragon can fire an opponent. How can win white in the game kingbhalinder-cudann against the dragon?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-13-223-77726861

    The knight jumped to d3 to give the checkmate! :) e2 pawn can not capture because e7 queen pins it.

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    The Daily Mate: Pawn Power

    Checkmate 225

    december-15-225-7784726In the game Benguthrie-Big-k the sqaures around the white king are covered. How can black win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-14-224-77526081

    The rook moved to e8 to give a check. Black should move the bishop to c8. The rook captured it. Then the only escape for the king was to move to b7. The white bishop moved to c6 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Just In Time

    Checkmate 226

    december-16-226-76786481In the game Gvidon88-Merelebond98 white has an extra rook, but his last move was a mistake. How can black use is last chance?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-15-225-7784726

    The pawn captured the d5 pawn to open the file of the rook, which gave the checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: Counter-Action

    Checkmate 227

    december-17-227-7793972

    In the game Letitbees-KhaledSaba7 white pushed his strong passed pawn and forgot about his king. What is the best counter-action for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-16-226-76786481

    The bishop moved to e4 to give the check. King moved to g1 and the the knight could choose to move to h3 or to e2 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Valuable Pawn

    Checkmate 228

    december-18-228-7780991

    In the game M.A.F.I.A.-Putnik black has an extra rook and knight and pawns and white’s only hope was in the c7 pawn, which can queen in 1 move. In the last move black blocked the pawn by the rook, but better was to push the c-pawn to c2 then get a new queen which would control c8 square to prevent the white pawn to queen.

    What is the only good move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-17-227-7793972

    The rook moved to d1 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Beauty Of The Englund Gambit

    Checkmate 229

    december-19-229-7824740

    In the game Duballe5-JohanWassermann black played the Englund gambit and he has the possibility to give a checkmate in a beautiful way. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-18-228-7780991

    White moved the rook to d8 to give a check. Black rook should capture it. Then the pawn captured and transfigurated to queen and gave the checkmate :-)

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    The Daily Mate: Mighty Knight

    Checkmate 230

    december-20-230-7732481In the game M.A.F.I.A-Moose black moved his knight to e7 and blocked the way of the f8 bishop and also blocked the king. What is a strong move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-19-229-7824740

    Black moved the queen to c1 to give a  check. The only move for white was to move his queen back to d1. Then the knight captured the c2 pawn and gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Initiative

    Checkmate 231

    december-21-231-7046909

    In the game Marelebond98-danieleh white got the initiative and improved his position move by move and now ready to win. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-20-230-7732481

    The e4 knight captured the d6 pawn and gave the checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: Big Help Of The Smallest

    Checkmate 232

    december-22-232-7851203

    In the game Rachit2-Kangmas white has big material advantage, but his king’s position was weak and the black queen with the help of his pawn can win the game. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-21-231-7046909

    The white queen moved the e5 to give a check. The only defense is moving the black queen to e7. Then white captures it with queen and give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Queen Gets The King

    Checkmate 233

    december-23-233-7871999In the game Mustvee__-Mareleblond98 the white king was alone and all black pieces were ready to catch him. What was the fastest way?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-22-232-7851203

    Black queen moves to h3 and white can not do anything. black gives the checkmate on g2 with the queen in the next move.

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    The Daily Mate: Brilliance From London

    Checkmate 234

    december-24-234-7862344In the game Littlewad-_Njdeh_ white sacrificed his queen for a pretty checkmate.

    What is the winning move?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-23-233-7871999

    The queen moved to f3 to force the king to e2. Then queen moved to close again to e3. The king can choose to move to f1, then the rook goes to g1 to give the checkmate, if the king moves to d1, then the queen moves to d2 to catch the king.

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    The Daily Mate: The Knight Of The Queen

    Checkmate 235

    december-25-235-7887412In the game Charlief-Petran white played a niec knight move to attack the rook and the kingside. Black moved the rook to save it. How can white use the great position of the knight for a winning attack?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-24-234-7862344

    The bishop captured the f7 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Total Domination

    Checkmate 236

    december-26-236-7900158In the game Vikki_msp-Kingbhalinder the back pieces dominated the full board, white pieces are forced back to the back rank and the king is naked. How can black use it?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-25-235-7887412

    The white queen captured the g7 pawn and gave the checkmate! -)

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    The Daily Mate: Winning In The Last Second

    Checkmate 237

    december-27-237-7916536

    In the game Mareleblond98-Neso the players castled to opposite sides and started heavy attacks against the kings. In the last move black sacrificed his rook for a bishop with the idea to winning time. What is the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-26-236-7900158

    The queen moved to c3 to give a pretty checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Attack From The Side

    Checkmate 238

    december-28-238-7469439

    In the game Cekomakedonce-Vassargo the the defense of the white king weakened and the black bishop attacked from the side from h4 and then the queen arrived to help.How?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-27-237-7916536

    The rook moved to h8. Bishop should capture it and then the other rook can capture and give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Penetration On The H-file

    Checkmate 239

    december-29-239-7928705

    In the game Charlief-Atnorthfarm the h-file gave a good attacking possibility for white. How can he use it?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-28-238-7469439

    The queen moved to f2 to give the checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: The Brave King

    Checkmate 240

    december-30-240-7886231

    In the game Charlief-Stark the black king was too brave and moved in to a critical position. What is the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-29-239-7928705

    The white queen moved to h7 to take control on h8 sqaure. The black king moved to f8. The queen moved to h8 to give the checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Faith

    Checkmate 241

    december-31-241-7553428


    In the game Kelevra-African-Assassin black got big material advantages, but white did not give up, he used his king and last pieces for a final attack. What is the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-30-240-7886231

    The rook from e2 moved to e4 to catch the black king.

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    The Daily Mate: Beautiful Cooperation

    Checkmate 242

    january-01-242-7883467In the game Chutai-Mareleblond98

    the black room penetrated to the white position and with the cooperation of the queen, they can win the game. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    december-31-241-7553428

    The bishop moved to f6 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Simple And Nice

    Checkmate 243

    january-02-243-7972880

    In the game Retard182-Ratemeking the c6 pawn, the f4 bishop and the a6 rook had nice harmony. How could they win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-01-242-7883467

    The rook moved to b1 to give a check. Then the king had to move to a3, when finally the queen moved to a5 to give a nice checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Storm Of The Knights

    Checkmate 244

    january-03-244-7986551

    In the game Retard182-Hank.Cinaski the white knights attacked the black king like a storm and with the help of the queen, white is ready to win. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-02-243-7972880

    The rook moved to a8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Opposite Colour Bishop Strategie

    Checkmate 245

    january-04-245-7993045

    In the game Jossel-Rasike the players had opposite colour bishops. In this situation very important to attack, we can even sacrifice a pawns or two for attack, because when we attack with a bishop the opponent can not defend on that colour. White attacked well in this game. How can he win it?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-03-244-7986551

    The knight captured on e6 and opned the way of the queen to give a check. If the King moves to g7, then the queen moves to g7 to give the checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Three Ways

    Checkmate 246

    january-05-246-8009299

    In the game Draganpuskar-StrayCamel black sacrificed the queen and now his c3 rook has 3 possible ways.

    Which is the best?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-04-245-7993045

    The rook captured the h8 rook and if the black queen capture it or move to g8 to block the check, then the white queen captures the f7 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Nine Knight Moves

    Checkmate 247

    january-06-247-8010982

    In the game Allsystemsgo-Radioactive the black knight made 9 moves in the game, most of them around the white king. The white knight alse went to attack the ready to win a rook or a queen. Will he have time or black has a winning move here? :)

    Solution of the last position:

    january-05-246-8009299

    The black rook chose to capture the c1 rook to attack the king. The d3 rook went back to d1 to defense, then the d8 rook captured the rook. The queen captured back, but black had 1 more rook to capture the queen. White’s last move is to jump with the knight to e1. There the rook captures and gives the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Battle Of The Juniors

    Checkmate 248

    january-07-248-8001926

    In the game JohanWassermann-Littlewad the black pawn moved to g6 to attack the knight and the e2 queen is under the fire of the g4 bishop. What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-06-247-8010982

    The black queen moved to d4 to give a nice checkmate )

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    The Daily Mate: Beautiful Cannons

    Checkmate 249

    january-08-249-8040861

    In the game Ambrouse-Capricious the black bishops and queen are beautifully placed to attack the white king.

    What is the move for the final attack?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-07-248-8001926

    The white bishop moved to h6 with idea to go to g7 to gave the checkmate. If black moves the knight to e6 or the rook to g8 to defend g7 sqaure, then the bishop moves to g7 and when it is captured the f6 pawn captures back to give the checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Bob’s Brilliance

    Checkmate 250

    january-09-250-7992435

    In the game Simplybob-Imadov 4 white pieces attack the black king and only the queen defense. She has too many jobs in the same time. How can white win?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-08-249-8040861

    The black bishop captured the e3 pawn to give a check. The rook moved to f2 to defend. Then the queen gave the checkmate on g2.

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    The Daily Mate: Sicilian Beauty

    Checkmate 251

    january-10-251-7882940

    In the game Mareleblond98-Froggs they played the Sicilian defense which gives wild attacking positions. The b4 pawn attacks the c3 knight, black queen and rook looks for the king. On the other side the white queen and rook attack the king and ready for the final action. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-09-250-7992435

    The knight moved to f7 to give the check. Black queen captured the knight and then the white queen captured the h7 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Light And Shadow

    Checkmate 252

    january-11-252-8087238

    In the game Waterhazard-JAcksonbaskerville the black pawn moved and attacked the g5 queen, but there is a very important idea about all pawn moves. When we move a pawn we gain control on 2 new square and we lose the control on 2 we had. What is the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-10-251-7882940

    The rook moved to h6 to give a check and force the black king to the mating square. King captured and then the queen moved to g6 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Waltz Of The Queen And The King

    Checkmate 253

    january-12-253-7939122

    In the game Rueben.duque46-Siva16363 the white queen and the black king danced a waltz together before the checkmate :) How?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-11-252-8087238

    The queen moved to g6 sqaure which was not defended any more by the pawns and gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Long Distance Running

    Checkmate 254

    january-13-254-81133151

    We always need to be careful about the long moves of the queens, easy to forget about it :) In the game 3kasha-Charlief how could black win?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-12-253-7939122

    It was a long waltz :) The queen captured on f7 to force the king to h8, then moves to h5 to givr the check. The black king moved to g8, the queen followed him and moved to h7. f8 was the only square for the black king. The queen gave check one h8 to push the king to e7 and then the queen captured the g7 pawn to give the checkmate. Very nice checkmate. How do you like it? :)
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    The Daily Mate: The Power Of The Pin

    Checkmate 255

    january-14-255-8107970

    In the game Kingbhalinder-Leentjes white used the power of the pin. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-13-254-81133151

    The queen captured the e1 rook to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Queen’s Gambit

    Checkmate 256

    january-15-256-8149025

    In the game Mareleblond98-Urke42 white sacrificed a pawn in the opening, then a knight for the attack. The black king is alone. How can white catch him?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-14-255-8107970

    The queen moved to c8. The knight can not capture because the e1 rook pins it. Checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Frontal Attack

    Checkmate 257

    january-16-257-7981834

    In the game DrCheck-Annajoy both king were in shaky position. In the last move white captured a knight on g8. Should black capture back or is there a better move?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-15-256-8149025

    The queen moved to a6 to give the check. The king moved to c7, then the queen to a7. King went back to c8, then the queen to b8. King escaped to d7 and the queen moved to b7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Open Files

    Checkmate 258

    january-17-258-1029095

    In the game Aymen-Bobofrut the e-file and the g-file were open near the black king and by capturing on f6, a new diagonal just opened. How can the white pieces use these paths to checkmate the king?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-16-257-7981834

    The queen captures the e4 pawn to give a check on the e-file. The only move to defend to move the white queen to e2. Then the black quen captured the white one and gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Jaenisch Gambit

    Checkmate 259

    january-18-259-8176013

    In the Game M.A.F.I.A-Salpal black played the agressive Jaenisch Gambit opening and advanced the kingside pawns. How can white use this weakening?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-17-258-1029095

    The bishop moved to h6 to force the king to g8, then the queen moved to g4 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Twins

    Checkmate 260

    january-19-260-8190485

    In the game Mareleblond98-Prpa the white bishop captured the a7 pawn and black moved the pawn to b6 and wanted to block it and catch it in the next move.  What is the best reply for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-18-259-8176013

    The queen moved to h5 to give a nice checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Alekhine’s Defense

    Checkmate 261

    january-20-261-8175153

    In the game JohanWassermann-Abroosh black played the Alekhine’s defense and white used well his center pawns to create an attack and later he concentrated on the king. How can white win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-19-260-8190485

    The bishop ran to a6 to give the double-bishop checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: The King Is In The Focus

    Checkmate 262

    january-21-262-8219303

    In the game Mr.Noway-Knightspost white sacrificed his queen to win a knight. Black should give back the queen to prevent the checkmate, but did not do. How can white give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-20-261-8175153

    The queen captured the h6 and the g7 pawn can can not capture it because b2 bishop pins it. Checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: A Little Pawn Move

    Checkmate 263

    january-22-263-8241285

    In the game Chrumuks-Koshin black sacrificed pieces to open the h-file to penetrate to the white position. The white king would like to escape. What is the best way for black to stop the white king and give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-21-262-8219303

    The rook moves to h8 to give the checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Smothered Mate

    Checkmate 264

    january-23-264-8228773

    In the game Ambrouse-Gheorghius black could give a pretty checkmate with his centralized pieces.

    How?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-22-263-8241285

    Black pushed the e-pawn to e3 to control the f2 escape square. White had no defense. He played the pawn to g3 and black moved the queen to h1 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Wild Opening

    Checkmate 265

    january-24-265-8249379

    In the game KhaledSaba7-Ravish10 first black got a winning position, but then made mistakes and white got the winning chance. How can he use it?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-23-264-8228773

    The knight jumped to c2 to give a check. King moved to b1. The knight moved to a3 to give the double-check. If the king moves to c1 then queen goes to c2 to give the checkmate. So the king went to a1. Then came the suprise move, the queen moved to b1 to force the rook to capure and block the king. In the last move the knight moved to c2 to give the checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Relative Advantage

    Checkmate 266

    january-25-266-8101413

    In the game Jossel-1voice black had a rook advantage, but on the kingside white had the relative advantage, queen, rook amd knight attacked the king. In this kindf situation time is important. Need to use the relative advantage as fast as possible. What is the best way for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-24-265-8249379

    The knight jumped to f6 to give the checkmate! :-)

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    The Daily Mate: The Dragon And The Queen

    Checkmate 267

    january-26-267-7978816

    In the game Pnkr-Willien the rook attacked the queen. What can black do?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-25-266-8101413

    The knight jumped to f6 to give a check. Black king should move to the corner. Then the queen moved to h7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The First Rank

    Checkmate 268

    january-27-268-82736881

    In the game Charlief-Gurxanyareblack left his first rank undefended. When the pawns in front of our king did not move, we should be very careful about attacks from the side, because the king can not go up.

    What is the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-26-267-7978816

    The queen moved to e1 to give the checkmate. Bishop controls g2 square and rook blocks the h2 square.

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    The Daily Mate: Two Queens And The King

    Checkmate 269

    january-28-269-72009511

    In the game Roboknight-Coolg1777 two queens wanted to catch the white king. How can they reach their goal? :)

    Solution of the last position:

    january-27-268-82736881

    The black king was undefeded against side-attacks. The queen moved to d8 to give the check. Rook moved back to f8 to defend and the queen captured it and gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Up Or Down

    Checkmate 270

    january-29-270-83110801

    In the game Mattgeorge-REuben.Duque46 the white king got a check from the rook and decided to go up, closer to the center. What is the best reply for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-28-269-72009511

    The c1 queen moves to b1 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Pawn Storm

    Checkmate 271

    january-30-271-8334400

    In the game Zergollem-Mafiaa white had an extra bishop and a pawn which was close to the queening square, but the white king was in danger, because his pawns and the opponent’s pawns blocked all of the squares around him. White moved the rook th c8 to force the exchnage of the rooks and get a new queen. What coulfd black do?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-29-270-83110801

    The bishop moved to g5 to give the ckeckmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Short Story

    Checkmate 272

    january-31-272-8349305

    In the game Charlief-Tatha the black knight attacked the queen. What should white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-30-271-8334400

    The h6 pawn moved forward and gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Attack From Two Directions

    Checkmate 273

    february-01-273-8342740

    In the game dubrovnik-Colby37373 the white queen needs to defend the c2 and the e1 squares. Too much work. What can black do to use this fact?

    Solution of the last position:

    january-31-272-8349305

    The queen captured the f7 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Light On The Dark Squares

    Checkmate 274

    february-02-274-83144721

    In the game mareleblond98-p8 the dark squares in the kingside were controlled by the white bishop and queen and the black king became weak. How can white win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-01-273-8342740

    The rook moved to e1 to give the check and force the queen to capture it and leave the c2 square undefended. When the white queen captured the e1 rook, then the black queen moved to c2 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Open Diagonal

    Checkmate 275

    february-03-275-7214361

    In the game A1b1c1-Benguthrie black moved forward the a-pawn, which blocked the king. How can white catch the black king?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-02-274-83144721

    The queen moves to h5 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Rook And Queen Attack Together

    Checkmate 276

    february-04-276-7781031

    In the game Badiguy-Vip1212 black attacked the white queen with the a-pawn. How should white react?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-03-275-7214361

    The white queen moved to c6 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Early Actions Of The Queens

    Checkmate 277

    february-05-277-8411368

    In the game Mafiaa-2911 the black queen developed early and left undefended her king. What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-04-276-7781031

    The rook moved to e8 to open the diagonal for the queen to control the g7 square and attacked the king. Black room captured the white rook. e2 rook captured om e8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Queen And The Knights

    Checkmate 278

    february-06-278-7381392

    In the game Jackyhonta-Ahmed_29 the white queen with 2 knights attacked the black king. How can they win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-05-277-8411368

    The queen moved to d8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Rook-File Mate

    Checkmate 279

    february-07-279-8439661

    In the game Bluewolf-Lilbiggums the white king moved forward. His rook and pawn blocks him. what can black do?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-06-278-7381392

    The white knight captured the h6 pawn to open the diagonal for the queen and to give a double-check. The black king moves to the corner to h8. The queen moved to g8 to force black to capture it and block the h8 king. f6 knight captured the queen. The h6 knight gave the check from f7. The rook captured it. The d6 knight captured the rook and gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Power Of The 2nd Rank

    Checkmate 280

    february-08-280-7390443

    In the game Jackyhonta-TrieuthixuanJ the black pieces controlled to 2nd rank and could use it to catch the white king. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-07-279-8439661

    The black rook moved to h8 to controll the h-file and to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Kinghunt Of The Rook And Knights

    Checkmate 281

    february-09-281-81229341

    In the game MagviewTonyD-Googleu the situation of the white king looked ok, but the perfect cooperation of the black pieces helped black to win the game. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-08-280-7390443

    The queen moved to e2 to win the game.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! )

    The game of the week: Team Spirit

    Week 1

    Chesspark launched the Chesspark College Association in the last week. Lot of good players plays in this team competition. I would like to show you a nice game from the championship which was played between UTB’s IM Daniel Fernandez aka D-Fernandez and Miami’s NM Ernesto Alverez aka Skaternesto. After a crazy game with lots of tactics, Skaternesto managed to pull of the upset of the evening making the score UTB 1- Miami 1.

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 e6

    skaternesto-d-fernandez-7b

    The International Master decided to play an agressive opening with black, the Ben-oni defense. He attacked the center by moving the e-pawn and he plan later to move the f-pawn to f5 to gain space.

    8. Bd3 exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 Bh8 13. Nd2 Nc7 14. a4 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. g4 Nf4

    skaternesto-d-fernandez-17b

    Fernandez found a brilliant way to save both the knight and the f5 rook. If white capture the f5 rook with pawn, then the queen moves to g5 to give check and give checkmate on g2 in the next move.

    18. Qf3 Rf7 19. Bxf4 Be5 20. Ne2 Bxf4 21. Nxf4 g5

    skaternesto-d-fernandez-21b4

    The f4 knight is pinned by the f7 rook. Black wins back the piece.

    22. Rfe1 Rxf4 23. Qc3 Qf8 24. Ne4 h6 25. Re2 Re8 26. R1e1 Re5 27. Ng3 Nxd5 28. Qd3

    skaternesto-d-fernandez-28w

    Black won a pawn on d5, white planned to give a check on g6 and use his knight on f5 to attack. Here black should move the rook to d4 to defend the d5 knight, give up the f4 square for the knight and be able to control the 1st rank later by Rd1 to get counter-play.

    Rf3 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Rxe5 dxe5 31. Rxe5 Nf4

    skaternesto-d-fernandez-31b1

    This knight move looked good, it attacked the queen, but blocked the rook and white has a nice double-threat move to attack the rook and threatening to win the queen. Black should have moved the knight to e7 to defend.

    32. Qe4 Nxh3+ 33. Kg2 Rf4 34. Re8 Rxe4 35. Rxf8+ Kg7 36. Nxe4

    skaternesto-d-fernandez-end1

    Black resigned. White won. If black captures the f8 rook, then white king captures the h3 knight and white wins with extra knight.

    1-0

    The Daily Mate: Opening The File

    Checkmate 282

    february-10-282-8438853

    In the game JohanWassermann-Colby37373 the white king has no square to move and the black knight and queen are looking for an attack. What is the best way for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-09-281-81229341

    The rook moved to d1 to give the check and force the king to f2. Then the knight jumped to e4. White king moved to e3. The d1 rook came back to d3 to give the next check. The white king escaped to f4. The e7 knight made the final move to g6 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! )


    The Daily Mate: To Give Or To Get?

    Checkmate 283

    february-11-283-84927551

    In the game b.l.u.f.f.m.a.s.t.e.r-goodperson black could give the checkmate by capturing with rook on e1. Now white has the chance. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-10-282-8438853

    The knight jumped to g3 to force the h2 pawn to cpature and open the h-file. The queen moved to h8 to give the check. Bishop ran to h6 to block. Queen captured. White queen moved to h5 to defend. Black queen captured and gave the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! )

    The Daily Mate: Queen Or Checkmate?

    Checkmate 284

    february-12-284-8495609

    In the game Jaysie-Koshin white can get a new queen soon, but black is fast enough to give the checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-11-283-84927551

    The knight captured to c7 to give the pretty checkmate! :)

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate!

    The Daily Mate: Material Sacrifice For Time

    Checkmate 285

    february-13-285-7415103

    In the game Luqman87 -Qrst all of the white pieces are looking for to attack the black king. Which is the best way?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-12-284-8495609

    The king moved to g3 to block the white king. white resigned. Why? If the a-pawn moves to a7, then the knight goes to c3 and when white get a new queen on a8 the knight moves to e2 to give a pretty checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Valentine’s Checkmate

    Checkmate 286

    february-14-286-8526325

    In the game aliengris-twey the black king moved to the direction of the center and attacked the f5 pawn. What is the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-13-285-7415103

    The rook moved to h8 to win time for white, because if king captures then queen can come with check on h5, then the only move for black is to move back to g8, then the queen moves to h7 to force the king to g6 and the bishop finish the game by moving g6 to give the checkmate. If the king not captures the h8 rook, but moves to f7, then bishop moves to g6 to give the check. King should capture it and then queen moves to h5 to give a beautiful checkmate :)

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    Valentine’s day in chesspark

    valentines-position1

    Chesspark helper carolina-blue77 created this position to celebrate the day of lovers in chesspark.

    We wish Happy Valentine’s Day for all players! :)

    The Daily Mate: Rook And Queen Team

    Checkmate 287

    february-15-287-8539700

    In the game CASPER2009-Frederic the white king was alone. Which was the best way for black to checkmate him?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-14-286-8526325

    The rook captured the f7 pawn to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate!


    The Daily Mate: Checkmate In The Middle

    Checkmate 288

    february-16-288-7375554

    In the game DDAlexDD-GM-AL the white king is in the middle and blocked by other pieces.

    How can black win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-15-287-8539700

    The rook gave the check from d2, then the king went to c1 and the queen arrived to f1 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Cooperation Of The Minor Pieces

    Checkmate 289

    february-17-289-5989258

    In the game GM-AL-tombrown black recaptured a pawn on e5. The f3 knight is pinned by the bishop and attacked by the e5 knight. What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-16-288-7375554

    The bishop moved to f5 to controll the c2 square and to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Russian Dance

    Checkmate 290

    february-18-290-85898981

    In the game _Njdeh_-Colby37373 black played the Russian defense and started early attack on the white king. How can he continue?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-17-289-5989258

    White could capture the e5 knight to win a piece, because if black captured the d1 queen then the c4 bishop captures the f7 pawn to force the king to e7 and the knight jumps to d5 to give the checkmate :)

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate!

    The Daily Mate: Dutch Attack

    Checkmate 291

    february-19-291-8601071

    Black played the dutch defense and started to attack soon in the game scooty-Z.o.d.i.a.c

    How can he win?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-18-290-85898981

    The knight moved to g3 to give the checkmate. The h2 pawn is pinned by the queen.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Kingside Symmetry

    Checkmate 292

    february-20-292-8619964

    In the game benguthrie-loaded_Weapon black can create symmetry and give checkmate in the same time. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-19-291-8601071

    The queen captured the h2 pawn to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Power Of The Diagonal

    Checkmate 293

    february-21-293-8629772

    In the game kingbhalinder-antiozsvar black had an exchange advantage, but the white bishop and rook were very well placed to attack the black king. What was the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-20-292-8619964

    The rook moved to g2 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Beginner’s Checkmate

    Checkmate 294

    february-22-294-8581735

    In the game Bsm-Robopawn white gave a simple checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-21-293-8629772

    The pawn moved to d5 to open the diagonal for the bishop. Black pawn moved to c6 to blovk. Bishop captured. King escaped to a7. Rook moved to the corner to a8 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Fire In The Corner

    Checkmate 295

    february-23-295-86248602

    In the game Littlebird-kelevrax the black bishop and rook had nice attack against the king.

    How can they give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-22-294-8581735

    The rook moved to a7 to win the game.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Speed Of Light

    Checkmate 296

    february-24-296-7520937

    In the game kingbhalinder-Rodnico the white queen is far far away from the black king, but she will travel there fast to win the game :) . How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-23-295-86248602

    The rook moved to h1 to catch the white king and win the game.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Opening The Door

    Checkmate 297

    february-25-297-7641403

    In the game GMgreenmaster-Daris white sacrificed a rook for wining time and now ready to give the checkmate.

    How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-24-296-7520937

    The queen moved to a2 to force the king to b8, then moved to a7. King ran to c8 and then the queen moved to a8 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Wise Move

    Checkmate 298

    february-26-298-7697754

    In the game Charlief-marakez20000 the white pieces could start a wise attack to give the checkmate.

    How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-25-297-7641403

    The knight jumped to g6 to force the h-pawn to capture and open the h-file where the rook can attack the king from h3 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Shining Knights

    Checkmate 299

    february-27-299-7685340

    In the game MAFIA-blu2 the white knights conquered the black camp and they are ready to win the game.

    How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-26-298-7697754

    The rook moved to e8 to give the check. Black rook captured. Then the queen recaptured it and won the game.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Everybody Helps

    Checkmate 300

    february-28-300-77319791

    In the game MAFIA- _Njdeh_ the white pieces together could catch the black king. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-27-299-7685340

    The knight jumped to f7 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Checkmate With Help

    Checkmate 301

    march-01-301-8736804

    In the game benguthrie-Jert white helped with his last 2 moves for black.

    How can black give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    february-28-300-77319791

    The rook moved to b8 to give a check. Then the king ran to e7 and the bishop gave the checkmate by moving to c5.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Chasing

    Checkmate 302

    march-02-302-8580102

    In the game Ertrim-Muluc109 the black pieces are ready to chase the white king to the right place to give the checkmate. What is the first move?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-01-301-8736804

    Pawn moved to h4 to win the game for black.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Distraction

    Checkmate 303

    march-03-303-82768561

    In the game mostahel-fawlty the white king has no more square to move, the back rank is defended by the white rook. How can black break the defense?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-02-302-8580102

    The bishop captured the f2 pawn to force the king to f1, then the queen moved to h1. King tok the f2 bishop and the rook moved to e2 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Rooks In The Way

    Checkmate 304

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    In the game Yeti-sabaniel the black rooks blocked the king. How can white use it?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The queen captured the e4 pawn. Rook should recapture it. Then the rook gave check from b1. The rook shold move to e1, then the rook captures it and give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Fire Of The Bishops

    Checkmate 305

    march-05-305-87918506

    In the game benguthrie-hanzoh the black bishops can get the king. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-04-304-8782968

    The rook went to f6 to give a nice checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Time Is The Key

    Checkmate 306

    march-06-306-8778601

    In the game Al-Qaida-_Njdeh_ both white and black started an attack against the king. Who will be faster? What is the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The light bishop moved to d5 and the two bishops together gave a beautiful checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Rook And Bishop In The Endgame

    Checkmate 307

    march-07-306-8821750

    In the game talli-Dr Quahog the black rook was very active in the white camp and the white king is blocked by his own pieces. How can black win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-06-306-8778601

    The queen moved to f7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Back Rank Cooperation

    Checkmate 308

    march-08-308-8554610

    In the game thekingofthegame-davaoziti the white back rank is dominated by the black rook.

    How can the queen help to win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-07-306-8821750

    The bishop moved to b2 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Fianchetto Bishops

    Checkmate 309

    march-09-309-8849761

    In the game marahman-kingbhalinder black used nicely the bishops to attack the center, won material and ready to win the game. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-08-308-8554610

    The queen ran to g1 to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: Beauty Of The Bishops

    Checkmate 310

    march-01-310-8816888

    In the game sarac33-Al-Qaida black bishops and rooks are well placed.

    How can black win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-09-309-8849761

    The queen moved to b1 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Smith-Morra Gambit

    Checkmate 311

    march-11-311-8875933

    In the game lashkar-e-taiba-yuri2559 white sacrificed a pawn in the beginning for fast development and he were able to create a strong attack against the black king. How can he win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-01-310-8816888

    The bishop moved to d3 and with nice cooperation of the other bishop and rook gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: King On The Open Field

    Checkmate 312

    march-12-312-88875875

    In the game Trahuija-chessbrother2 the black king was forced out in an open field.

    How can white win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-11-311-8875933

    The queen moved to f7 to force the black king to d7 and the bishop gave the checkmate on e6.

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    The Daily Mate: King In Jeopardy

    Checkmate 313

    march-13-313-89093531

    In the game DrQuahog-DrCheck around the white king all squares are blocked or controlled by black pieces.

    What is the best move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The queen gave the check on b4 to force the king to a6 and then the queen moved to a4 sqaure to give the beatiful checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Knight Or Checkmate?

    Checkmate 314

    march-14-314-89251801

    In the game J.B-mdg black defended the c4 knight, but this gave chance for white to give a checkmate.

    How?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The knight jumped to f2 to give  pretty checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Big Help Of The Knight

    Checkmate 315

    march-15-315-89387741

    In the game DrCheck-mixailo The f7 knight control the escape sqaure h7 and help a piece to give the checkmate.

    What is the winning idea for white?

    Solution of the last position:

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    White sacrificed the queen on e8, the black rook captured it and by recapturing, white game the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Checkmate 1×1

    Checkmate 316

    march-16-316-8934093

    In the game Charlief-jgfdnyl101 blacks last move was a developing move, which is good most of the time in the opening, but we should be careful about strong countermoves.

    What is the winning move?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-15-315-89387741

    The queen moved to h6 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Fantastic Kinghunt

    Checkmate 317

    march-17-317-8963759

    In the game srikanth.k-mareleblond98 black hunted the king at a fastastic way. It arrived to the original square of the black king! How can black finally give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-16-316-8934093

    The bishop and the queen focus on f7. So the queen captures the f7 pawn and give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Queen Or Checkmate?

    Checkmate 320

    march-20-320-9005034

    In the game Fidaimmmm-wildstone white just got a new queen.

    Should black capture the new queen or can give a checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-19-319-9003653

    The queen went to d8, then the king to h6. The queen moved to f8 to force the king to g5. The f-pawn moved to f6.Only move for king was to capture g6.Then queen moved to f7 to force the king to decide to move to f5 or to h6. If it would move to h6 then queen moved to h7 to give the checkmate. In the game it moved to f5 and then the knight jumped to e3 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Counter Checkmate

    Checkmate 321

    march-21-321-8006033

    In the game mr.lion-Imadov black got a new queen and the white king is alone, nearly mated.

    What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-20-320-9005034

    Black decided to give the checkmate by moving the queen to f2.

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    The Daily Mate: Empty House

    Checkmate 322

    march-22-322-9040638

    In the game kingbhalinder-tty the black queen left her house to try to attack the white camp.

    What should white do?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The bishop moved to c1 to bloack the way of the a1 queen and opened the way for the h5 queen which gave the checkmate!

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    The Daily Mate: King On The Side

    Checkmate 323

    march-23-323-9036051

    In the game Charlief-Yeti the black king was on the side and blocked by pieces.

    What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-22-322-9040638

    The queen moved to c8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Time Advantage

    Checkmate 324

    march-24-324-9015117

    In the game  Balac88-Dr Quahog black sacrificed a piece early to draw out the white king, and has just sacrified a second to move the king toward the center.

    How does Black finish the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-23-323-9036051

    The queen moved to f8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Winning Against The French

    Checkmate 325

    march-25-325-9084755

    In the game david4real-ch3st3r white sacrificed a pawn in the opening and developed his pieces to attack the black king. Black wanted to exchnage the queens by his last move. What should white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    march-24-324-9015117

    The bishop moved to f5 to give a beautiful checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Storm On The H-file

    Checkmate 326

    march-26-326-9102105

    In the game sonychess-attila_turzo the h-file opened when white exchanged the bishops on g6. The c5 bishop controls the g1 escape square of the white king.

    What is a winning move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The queen instead of the exchange moved to f7 to give the checkmate.

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    The game of the week: Winning Against The Agressor

    Week 2

    In the Chesspark College Association National Master Leo Martinez played with the white pieces against International Master Daniel Fernandez. Black played the superagressive sveshnikov variation of the sicilian defense. White defended well and found a nice way to counter-attack and win the game. How did this happen? Let us look!:-)

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5

    chopotin-d-fernandez-5b

    This is the starting position of the sveshnikov variation. Black wins space in the center and attack the centralized d4 knight. On the other hand his d6 pawn and d5 square will be ideal target and outpost for the white pieces. White try to attack in the center and in the queenside, black attacks on the kingside. Who will be faster? We will look.

    6. N4b5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6

    chopotin-d-fernandez-9b

    Weird move? Yes, looks strange to create double pawns, but black plan to play f6-f5 to attack the white center and after exchnage the 1st f-pawn for the e-pawn, he will have 1 more f-pawn to use to attack the king.

    10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4

    chopotin-d-fernandez-14w

    Here we are white starts his action on the queenside. White would like to exchnage the a,b,c pawns for black’s a anf b pawns and create a passed pawn and win in the endgame.

    14…f5 Black strikes back on the other side. 15. Qf3 d5

    chopotin-d-fernandez-15b

    Black wants to capture the e4 pawn and play the other f-pawn to f5, but without d5 the e4 bishop would attack the a8 rook to win time. The d5 pawn blocks the way to give time for black.

    16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rfd1 Rb6 19. Rac1 f5

    chopotin-d-fernandez-19b

    So black played f5. Was this the right time? If the e4 bishop moves away then, the e-pawn can move to e4 to gain more space and open the diagonal for the g7 bishop. But white has a good counter-move. He sacrifice the rook for the bishop and he wins the important f5 pawn and h7 pawn and start an attack against the black king.

    20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Qxf5 Rc5 22. Qxh7+

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    White has 3 pawns and a knigh for the rook. Looks big advantage, but he need to activate the knight and advance the pawns to realize it.

    22…Kf8 23. Nc2 Rh6 24. Qf5+ Kg8 25. Ne3 Qh4 26. Ng4Rd6
    27. g3 Qe7 28. h4

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    The is in the game and white just started to advance the h-pawn. h4-h5-h6 looks dangerous.

    Qc7 29. Kg2 Rc1 30. Rd3 Bh8 31. Rf3

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    The rook also placed on the best way. It controls the f-file, the possible escape route of the black king. Soon everythign will be ready for the final attack :)

    31…Qe7 32. Qh5 Rc4 33. Nh6+

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    Black resigned, because if the king moves to g7 then The rook moves to f7 to win the queen and give checkmate, if rook captures the knight, then the queen recapture and white wins with the extra 3 pawns. Nice game from Leo. I wish he will play many more beautiful games in Chesspark.

    The Daily Mate: Lady’s Checkmate

    Checkmate 327

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    In the game Pirs-Empress white played Qh6 with idea bishop take h7 and to give checkmate in some moves, but black is faster. How?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The rook captured the h2 pawn to force the king to recapture and then the queen moved to h4 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Final Beauty

    Checkmate 328

    march-28-328-9127640

    In the game Anandp-Inflatedhead white got a big advantage and he can transform it to a checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The rook moved to a1 to give the checkmate. She was faster :)

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    The Daily Mate: Defends Or Blocks?

    Checkmate 329

    march-29-329-91215261

    In the game Dr Quahog-sefer black defended the g7 pawn with the rook, but in the same time, it blocked his own king. What can do white to get an advantage from this situation?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The pawns moved to g5 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Wild Dance

    Checkmate 330

    march-30-330-9146243

    In the game Charlief-maxchess both players attacked heavily the opponent’s king. Some moves ago black decided to capture a bishop. White got time for the bishop and he is ready to win. How?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The knight captured the f7 pawn to give the checkmate. The black king is blocked around by his own pieces.

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    The Daily Mate: The Pinned Queen

    Checkmate 331

    march-31-331-9164766

    In the game gheorghius-pnkr white sacrificed a bishop to pin the queen, so she can not defend important squares anymore. What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The rook moved to the 8th rank to f8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Open Door

    Checkmate 332

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    In the game insiderpill-r-attila_turzo white captured the e4 pawn and opened the f-file. The black queen and rook are ready to attack on the f-file. How?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The rook moved to d8 to give the checkmate. The f7 queen pinned, can not block on the 8th rank.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Breakthrough

    Checkmate 333

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    In the game Ho Muluc 109-meiikan white broke the blocade and then move by move went closer to the king and no ready to give the checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The bishop moved to g3. The rook sould capture it and then the queen moved to f2 to give a nice checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)


    The Daily Mate: The Winning Diagonal

    Checkmate 334

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    In the game anandp-Ginacoroneos black weakened her king by moving the f- and g-pawns which are good defenders in the starting position. What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The queen moved to a6 to force the king to b8 and then the c1 rook captured the c8 rook and gave the checkmate.

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    The game of the week: Wild Draw

    Week 3

    In this week’s game Ben Marmont from the University of Arizona played against National Master Ernesto Alvarez from the Miami Area College Chess Team. They played a wild sicilian game, where looked like white will win by material advantage, but black got counterplay against the white king and could force the draw by perpetual checks at the end. Let us look the game!

    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 b5

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    This move maybe a little early, black most of the time prefer to play first pawn e6 to prevent the knight to jump to d5. Now white can play agresively and can attack the b5 pawn. If the pawns would be exchanged, then white could attack the a6 pawn.

    7. a4 b4 8. Nd5 e6

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    In this position white can play solid like in the game or can start to dance on the fire, by sacrificing the d4 knight on c6 and when the b8 knight capures it, then the bishop goes to b6 with the idea to move the knight to c7 in the next move to give a check and win the rook. That would lead to very complicated position. Maybe next time :)

    9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O d5

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    Very good move. Black exchange the start central pawn on e4 and opens the diagonal for his bishop, so can attack the g2 pawn and the king. If black can play the d6-d5 move in the sicilian defense, then most of the time his position will be ok.


    12. exd5 Bxd5 13. c3 Bd6 14. cxb4 Qe5

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    The black queen force white to move the pawn to g3 to weakening the kingside, and then he has time to recapture the b4 pawn.

    15. g3 Bxb4 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. Nc6

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    The white knight wants to be exchanged for a bishop, because bishops are good in open positions, where pawns were exchanged. Black should capture it with the bishop or need to move the queen to d6 to defend the b4 bishop, but he decided to sacrifice the b4 bishop and play for checkmate. Was it a good idea? We will look.

    17…Qh5 18. Nxb4 Bf3

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    White had a bishop advantage and a winning position. Black planned to create mate threat with moving the queen to h3. The simpliest way for white to play is to move the f-rok to c1 and then the bishop to f1 to defend and win the game.

    19. Be4 Ne5

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    The black knight came to help and in the way how white reacted it really helped to save the game. White could capture the a8 rook and if black would move the queen to h3 to plan to give checkmate on g2, then the queen gives check on c8, Ke7 is only move and there the knight jumps to d5. That is the key move. Pawn can not capture, because then h3 queen is hanging, if the bishop captures then queen gives check on c7 and then a8 bishop capture the d5 bishop and pawn moves to f4 to open space to prevent the checkmate.


    20. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 21. Kg2 Nh4+

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    If the king moves to h1, then the queen moves to f3 and then gives checkmate on g2, if the king moves to g1 or h3, then the knight goes back to f3 to force the king to g2, which will be same position as 1 move ago. In the game white captured the knight. That opened the g-file and the queen could give perpetual checks to get the draw.

    22. gxh4 Qg4+ 23. Kh1 Qf3+ 24. Kg1

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    The king can not escape. The players agreed to have a draw.

    The Daily Mate: Overeating

    Checkmate 335

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    In the game  Econometrica-wildstone white had a bishop advantage, but he wanted more and captured one more bishop. Was that a smart decision? What can black do?

    Solution of the last position:

    april-3-334-9212247

    The queen moved to h5 to force the king to e7. The knight jumped to f5. The king needed to move forward to e6 and then white gave a beautiful checkmate by moving the pawn to d5.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: In The Tunnel

    Checkmate 336

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    In the game wildstone-Dancat the g6-g5, e6 pawns and e5 bishop created a position where the black king can move only on the f-file and on g7. His movement is very limited. What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The b5 queen captured the f1 rook to give the unexpected checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Kings Are In Jeopardy

    Checkmate 337

    april-6-337-9217261

    In the game Charlief-paisapower both kings were in big danger. What was the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

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    The white queen moved to f8 to win the game. The black king has no more moves.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Checkmated In The Middle

    Checkmate 338

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    In the game DrCheck- AFRICAN_ASSASSIN the situation of the black king became hot. How can white catch the king?

    Solution of the last position:

    april-6-337-9217261

    The queen captured the g7 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Power Of The Centralized Knight

    Checkmate 339

    8-april-2009-339-9206933

    In the game usk000-Dr Quahog the position of the white king was weak and his queen went to hunt pawns are let him alone. What was the winning move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    april-7-338-9263381

    The knight captured the g7 pawn to force the king to e7 and then the rook moved to f7 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Fire On The H-file

    Checkmate 340

    9-april-2009-340-9292927

    In the game psycho86-scooty the white position looked ok, bt the c5 bishop controlled the g1 sqaure near the king and the rook was on the same file as the king. What could black do to use it?

    Solution of the last position:

    8-april-2009-339-9206933

    The knight jumped to e2 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Wild, Wild Game

    Checkmate 341

    10-april-2009-341-93119322

    In the game mmbrn-wildstone both kings were under heavy fire, but black was faster. How could he win?

    Solution of the last position:

    9-april-2009-340-9292927

    The knight moved to g3 to give a check. h2 pawn should capture, then the h4 pawn captured and opens the way for the rook. Queen can make the game longer by moving to h7. Rook captures. Knight moves to h2 to defend and then the rook captured is to give a beautiful checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Attack From All Directions

    Checkmate 342

    11-april-2009-342-9047628

    In the game big-k-Galing_Mental the black major pieces created a concentrated attack on the white king, the rooks attack from both sides. How can black win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    10-april-2009-341-93119322

    The queen captured the f2 pawn to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: The Fire Of The Dragon

    Checkmate 343

    12-april-2009-343-9332207

    In the game DrCheck-mokamo The black king was closed to the corner. How could white win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    11-april-2009-342-9047628

    The rook captured the h3 pawn to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: The Queen And The Warrior

    Checkmate 344

    13-april-2009-344-93293431

    In the game CrazyGreenEyeGuy-Dr Quaho white opened his king position by moving the f-pawn forward and from then black attacked well and now ready to win. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    12-april-2009-343-9332207

    The e-pawn moved to e5 to open the diagonal for the g2 bishop to give a beautiful checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Queen sacrifice

    Checkmate 345

    14-april-2009-345-9367559

    In the game david4real-gregorius white sacrifices his d2 queen in the last move. What can he do now?

    Solution of the last position:

    13-april-2009-344-93293431

    The knight jumped to g4 to give a pretty checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: King In The Focus

    Checkmate 346

    15-april-2009-346-9371265

    In the game nazca-trophon the black pieces attacked on the g2 square. white pushed the pawn to defend, but that move weakened a square. What can black do?

    Solution of the last position:

    14-april-2009-345-9367559

    The bishop moved to f8 to open the way for the rook to give a great checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: The Rooks Of The King

    Checkmate 347

    16-april-2009-347-9358213

    In the game Arvin9131-Facepie the white rooks blocked the king and black gave a ncie checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    15-april-2009-346-9371265

    The knight moved to h3 to give a nice checkmate with the help of the bishop which controlled h1 and g2 squares.

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    The Daily Mate: Breaking Up The King’s Protection

    Checkmate 348

    17-april-2009-348-9058977

    In the game ciment-Witchman black sacrificed a bishop then a rook on h3 to break the protection of the white king. White made a mistake in the last move he captured the h3 rook and opened the g-file, so his king can nto escape on that way. How can black win?

    Solution of the last position:

    16-april-2009-347-9358213

    The queen gave a check from f5. The rook defended by moving to c2 and then

    the queen captured the rook to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: Domination On The D-file

    Checkmate 349

    18-april-2009-349-9310690

    In the game Dewbur-robobishop the black queen went to win a pawn and left her king alone and the bishop just attacked the d1 rook, What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    17-april-2009-348-9058977

    The queen captured the h3 pawn. Rook should move to h2, then the queen gave check from f3 and white resigned, because if the rook moves to g2 to defend, then the queen captures it and gives a nice checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to                      dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)


    The Daily Mate: Queen Or Checkmate?

    Checkmate 350

    19-april-2009-350-9428368

    In the game MShams-euripidi black sacrificed his queen and white could decide to give it back or try to play with extra queen. What can black do?

    Solution of the last position:

    18-april-2009-349-9310690

    The queen moved long to d8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: King On The Side?

    Checkmate 351

    20-april-2009-351-9439728

    In the game JohanWassermann-ss112 the position was equal, but then the black king moved to the side of the board where its movement is very limited. What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    19-april-2009-350-9428368

    The d2 bishop blocked the queen, which defended to d3 square, so the knight were able to move to d3 to give a pretty checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Catch Me, If You Can!

    Checkmate 352

    21-april-2009-352-9466580

    In the game HardyBoyz-liviu2 black got a winning position with an extra bishop and winning pawn, but left his king alone. How can white catch him?

    Solution of the last position:

    20-april-2009-351-9439728

    The knight jumped to f5 to control the g7 escape square and to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Fire On The Files

    Checkmate 353

    22-april-2009-353-9467253

    In the game JCH10230-mareleblond98 black sacrificed a rook to make the white king naked.

    How can he give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    21-april-2009-352-9466580

    The rook moved to h1 to give the checkmate. If the black rook moves to h2, then white will capture and win.

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    The Daily Mate: The Royal Couple

    Checkmate 354

    23-april-2009-354-9421177

    In the game Mantes -HardyBoyz the white king could not castle and he was under heavy fire of the black pieces.

    What was the winning move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    22-april-2009-353-9467253

    The queen moved to h3 to force the king to g1, and then the rook moved to g8 to give the checkmate. If queens moves to g6 then rook captures to win.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: The Magic Of The Knight And The Queen

    Checkmate 355

    24-april-2009-355-9511950

    In the game  david4real-lytic white gave a nice checkmate with the queen and the knight. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    23-april-2009-354-9421177

    The queen moved to fi the give the pretty checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: French Cheese

    Checkmate 356

    25-april-2009-356-9331842

    In the game Dr Quahog-saurabh black played the french defense and started with 1…e6, later he pushed the c-pawn too and that move created a dangerous hole in the position. How could white use it?

    Solution of the last position:

    24-april-2009-355-9511950

    The queen moved to d8 and won the game, because if the black queen moves to g8 or f8, the white queen captures and gives the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Italian Game

    Checkmate 357

    26-april-2009-357-9396883

    In the game david4real-mecmes white played the italian opening and sacrificed a pawn then a rook for attack.

    Is he ready to give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    25-april-2009-356-9331842

    The knight jumped to d6 to the hole of the cheese :) to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: French Attack

    Checkmate 358

    27-april-2009-358-9546082

    In the game bratislavk-Ho Muluc 109 the black knight and queen is ready to give the checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    26-april-2009-357-9396883

    The queen moved to f7 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Light Squares

    Checkmate 359

    28-april-2009-359-9555948

    In the game cgod-m1ke black weakened the light squares around the king by pushing the h- and f-pawns.

    What can white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    27-april-2009-358-9546082

    The knight moved to g3. The King could go to g1, then queen goes to h1 to checkmate. White moved the king to e1 and the queen moved to hi to give the nice checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: The Old Budapest Trap

    Checkmate 360

    29-april-2009-360-9513306

    In the game baroon9-Dr Quahog white may thougt: “I can get a free bishop” and took the b4 bishop.

    What is the best move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    28-april-2009-359-9555948

    The bishop moved to the g6 hole to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: The Rook And The Bishops

    Checkmate 361

    30-april-2009-361-9592118

    In the game fireboard-HardyBoyz white got a winning position, but his last move allowed perfect cooperation for the black pieces.

    What did they do?

    Solution of the last position:

    29-april-2009-360-9513306

    The knight jumped to d3 to give the beautiful checkmate. e2 pawn can not take it, because pinned by the e7 queen.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: The Biggest Sacrifice For The Biggest Gain

    Checkmate 362

    1-may-2009-362-9481396

    In the game nuwan200-umyatswe black offered his e7 bishop and g4 knight and white took the bishop.

    What was black’s plan?

    Solution of the last position:

    30-april-2009-361-9592118

    The c8 bishop moved to h3 to catch the white king, the rook and the bishops created a perfect box to checkmate the king.Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: King In The Opponent’s Camp

    Checkmate 363

    2-may-2009-363-9621082

    In the game Avnushi-Wasabi2 the white king was forced to leave his castle. How could black catch him?

    Solution of the last position:

    1-may-2009-362-9481396

    The knight moves to f2 to force the king to g1, then it moves to h3. If the king goes to f1, then the queen moves to f2 to give the checkmate, if the king moves to h1, then the queen moves to g1 to force the rook to capture it and block the escape route of his king and finally the knight jumpes to f2 to give the checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: The Power Of The Bishops

    Checkmate 364

    3-may-2009-364-9624570

    In the game chilem-srikanth.k the black king was alone on the back rank without defenders.

    What was the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    2-may-2009-363-9621082

    The pawn moved to f5. King could move to g5 or to h4. On both moves black could reply with moving the knight to f3 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Blockade Around The King

    Checkmate 365

    4-may-2009-365-9638986

    In the game anandp-peterpark white can use the special movement of the knight to give a nice chekcmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    3-may-2009-364-9624570

    The bishop moved to b6 to force the king to c8. Then the other bishop joined to move to a6, when the king should move to b8. The queen won the game by moving to e8.Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Queen Sacrifice For The Checkmate

    Checkmate 366

    5-may-2009-366-9617371

    In the game fedora-TRANHUNGDAO white offered his queen to black in the last move. His knight is strong in the center and close to the black king. How can the other pieces help in the attack?

    Solution of the last position:

    4-may-2009-365-9638986

    The queen moved to g8 to force the rook to capture and block the black king. Then the knight moved to f7 to use the special mvement of the knight to give the pretty checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Breakthrough At The Kingside

    Checkmate 367

    6-may-2009-367-9671984

    In the game HardyBoyz-podmornica1 white built up a nice attack on the kingside and was ready to give the checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    5-may-2009-366-9617371

    The bishop captured the f7 pawn to force the king to e7 and the other knight jumped to d5 to give a beautiful checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Rook And Pawns

    Checkmate 368

    7-may-2009-367-9688939

    In the game dino-Heito-from-Venezuela white had a winning position with queen against the rook, but in the last move the king moved into the danger.

    How could black win?

    Solution of the last position:

    6-may-2009-367-9671984

    The queen captured the f7 pawn. King moved to d8 and the rook moved to g8 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: The Magicians

    Checkmate 369

    8-may-2009-369-9703955

    In the game david4real-jagarlamudi_koti the white knighs with the queen created a winning attack against the black king. How can they finish the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    7-may-2009-367-9688939

    The rook moved to f6 to catch the white king.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Harmonic Cooperation

    Checkmate 370

    9-may-2009-370-9696761

    In the game ROVENZ-Ho Muluc 109 the black rooks controlled the a- and c-files, b5 and b3 squares were blocked a dattacked by pawns. The hite king was in jeopardy. How could black win?

    Solution of the last position:

    8-may-2009-369-9703955

    The h5 knight gave check on f6. Bishop captured it. then the other knight recaptured and gave the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: The Rooks And The King

    Checkmate 371

    10-may-2009-370-9726890

    In the game ahmed_30-HardyBoyz white got a winning advantage, queen for a rook, but he left alone his king and black was ready for the attack. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    9-may-2009-370-9696761

    The knight jumped to d5 to win the game.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Attack In The Pirc Defense

    Checkmate 372

    11-may-2009-372-9744855

    In the game mriwais khan-mareleblond98 the white king was naked without his defender pawns. What was the best move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    10-may-2009-370-9726890

    The rook moved to g1. The king was placed to f2, when the other rook joined to the attack to give the checkmate by moving to g2.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Successful Kinghunt

    Checkmate 373

    12-may-2009-372-9660976

    In the game Aljohin-Dr Quahog white sacrificed 2 pieces, black defended well and was ready to escape and win later, but his last move blocked the escape route. What could white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    11-may-2009-372-9744855

    The rook moved to h8 to force the king to g4. Then the rook moved to h4. g5 was the only available square for the white king. The black pawn gave the nice checkmate by moving to f6.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Jump To The Light

    Checkmate 374

    13-may-2009-374-9764428

    In the game kasanova-DrCheck The white king moved to the corner, where the movement of the king was limited. What was the winning move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    12-may-2009-372-9660976

    The bishop moved to d2 to give the nice checkmate :)

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: One Knight With The King

    Checkmate 375

    14-may-2009-375-9662999

    In the game Wabbit-Empress white got an extra pawn, but black’s pawn was faster and with the help of the king and knight created a mating-net. What was the winning move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    13-may-2009-374-9764428

    The knight jumped to e2 to give the pretty checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: The Knights And The Rook

    Checkmate 376

    15-may-2009-376-9645483

    In the game HardyBoyz-SKS08 the white knights closed the black king to a box and the rook was ready to give the checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    14-may-2009-375-9662999

    The knight moved to f3 to give the checkmate. Pretty one! :)

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Back Rank Issue

    Checkmate 377

    16-may-2009-377-9805490

    In the game  queenoftheknight-mr.noway black pieces had concentrated attack on the white king. How could black finish the attack?

    Solution of the last position:

    15-may-2009-376-9645483

    The rook moved to a4 to give a nice checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Pawn Or Queen?

    Checkmate 378

    17-may-2009-378-9821534

    In the game pile-Ho Muluc 109 white captured the sacrificed queen instead of the g3 pawn.

    What was black’s plan?

    Solution of the last position:

    16-may-2009-377-9805490

    The queen captured the f1 rook, if the king would move to h2, that would safe the game longer, but the white king captured the queen on f1 and then the rook recaptured the e1 knight to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Winning Chance

    Checkmate 379

    18-may-2009-379-9823592

    In the game nagle-4-dmattson black had an extra rook, and in the last move the king went to attack, but white has a winning idea. What was the good move?

    Solution of the last position:

    17-may-2009-378-9821534

    The pawn moved to g2 to give a very nice checkmate :)

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Beauty On The Side

    Checkmate 380

    19-may-2009-380-9800539

    In the game jarod9-MaleKnight The black king was forced to the side and his movement was limited.

    How could white continue the attack?

    Solution of the last position:

    18-may-2009-379-9823592

    The pawn moved to b4 to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Countermove Of The Queen

    Checkmate 381

    20-may-2009-381-9862906

    In the game crayongod-endry1 white attacked the black king from the opening and now came the moment to catch him.

    How?

    Solution of the last position:

    19-may-2009-380-9800539

    The knight moved to f5 to give a check and force the black king to h5 and then

    the pawn gave the checkmate by moving to g4.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: King Under Attack In The Middle

    Checkmate 382

    21-may-2009-382-9873633

    In the game mareleblond98-Chinba_mn white sacrificed a knight in the opening to force the black king to stay in the middle and then by good attacking moves white improved his position.

    How could he win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    20-may-2009-381-9862906

    The queen captured the c5 knight to win the game.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Fixed In The Corner

    Checkmate 383

    22-may-2009-383-9891042

    In the game xXAciexX-haluceN8 whote captured the d8 rook, instead of the dangerous knight.

    What could black do?

    Solution of the last position:

    21-may-2009-382-9873633

    The queen gave check from f6, the rook defended by moving to e7 and then the queen captured the rook to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Legal’s Checkmate

    Checkmate 384

    23-may-2009-384-9905013

    In the game scooty-milan black captured the queen and did not realise how fast can

    the white minor pieces attack his king.

    What was the winning way for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    22-may-2009-383-9891042

    The knight jumped to f3 to control the g1 square and open the h-file for the rook. Bishop moved to h4 to block the check. Then the rook captured the bishop to give the checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Colourful Middlegame

    Checkmate 385

    24-may-2009-385-9890680

    In the game mareleblond98-blu2 black developed the bishop to neutralise the white bishop, but his back rank was open. What could white do?

    Solution of the last position:

    23-may-2009-384-9905013

    The bishop moved the f7 to give a check and force the king to e7. The new knight arrived to d5, to the center and gave a Classical Checkmate.

    Did you give a nice checkmate and want to show it to your friends? Please email the game number to dailymate@chesspark.com and maybe your checkmate will be the next daily checkmate! :)

    The Daily Mate: Who Will Be Faster?

    Checkmate 386

    25-may-2009-386-9925219

    In the game YoshiDinoJr-big-k white pushed the d-pawn to open the diagonal for the c3 bishop to attack the f6 knight.

    What was the best reply for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    24-may-2009-385-9890680

    The queen moved to c8 to give the check and control th d7 escape square, the bishop moved back to d8 and then the queen captured the bishop to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Two Queens

    Checkmate 387

    26-may-2009-387-9924769

    How could white give a checkmate in the game  YoshiDinoJr big-k?

    Solution of the last position:

    25-may-2009-386-9925219

    The rook captured on g2 to force the king to h1. Then moved back to g3 to open the diagonal for the bishop to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: Early Meal

    Checkmate 388

    27-may-2009-388-9714324

    In the game system-HardyBoyz white captured the h2 bishop too early. Needed to move the queen to f3 to block.

    What was the winning move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    26-may-2009-387-9924769

    The e-pawn movedto e8 to be a queen and gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: One More Legal Checkmate

    Checkmate 389

    28-may-2009-389-9617371

    In the game fedora-TRANHUNGDAO the bishop captured the queen on d1.

    What was the plan for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    27-may-2009-388-9714324

    The queen arrived to g2 to give the checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Knight Effect

    Checkmate 390

    28-may-2009-390-9924907

    In the game big-k-YoshiDinoJr the black king had a long travel and arrived to the other side.

    How could white win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    28-may-2009-389-9617371

    The bishop captured on f7. King moved to e7 and then the knight jumped to the middle of the board to d5 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Out Of Space

    Checkmate 391

    29-may-2009-391-9759550

    In the game HardyBoyz-Ilusteri the black king was out of space.

    What was the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    28-may-2009-390-9924907

    The knight gave the checkmate from a4.

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    The Daily Mate: The Fire Diagonal

    Checkmate 392

    30-may-2009-392-9924889

    In the game YoshiDinoJr-big-k black opened the diagonal for the bishop by moving the c-pawn to c5 and white took the pawn. What was black’s plan for the next move?

    Solution of the last position:

    29-may-2009-391-9759550

    The bishop captured the f7 knight to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Checkmate In L-Shape

    Checkmate 393

    31-may-2009-393-10007862

    In the game Faraz2-cselph@scs.wsu.edu black played a counter-attack in the opening and after a mistake from white, he got a winning position. How can black give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    30-may-2009-392-9924889

    The queen captured the g2 pawn and gave the checkmate, because b7 bishop defended the queen.

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    The Daily Mate: The Winning Queen

    Checkmate 394

    1-june-2009-394-10014798

    In the game Evil-terminator-Hardyboyz the white king was alone in the middle of the board.

    How could black catch him?

    Solution of the last position:

    31-may-2009-393-10007862

    The knight jumped to f3 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Cooperation Of The Bishop And The Knight

    Checkmate 395

    2-june-2009-395-10042298

    In the game RaminS-corchoc the black rook, bishop and knight created a mating net.

    How did he give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    1-june-2009-394-10014798

    The queen moved to a4 to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: The Swords Of The Bishops

    Checkmate 396

    3-june-2009-396-10033041

    In the game Dr Quahog-masterpiece09 how could the white bishops catch the black king?

    Solution of the last position:

    2-june-2009-395-10042298

    The knight jumped to f2 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Dance With A Rook

    Checkmate 397

    4-june-2009-397-10014798

    In the game big-k-YoshiDinoJr how could black give a beautiful checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    3-june-2009-396-10033041

    The bishop moved to h3 to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: The Brave King

    Checkmate 398

    5-june-2009-398-9850846

    In the game bream-JohanWassermann The white king went to the center instead going to c2 to go to a safe place.

    How could black win after this action?

    Solution of the last position:

    4-june-2009-397-10014798

    The bishop moved to d6 to force the king to d5 and then the rook moved to 4 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Light On The Light Squares

    Checkmate 399

    6-june-2009-399-9663602

    In the game HardyBoyz-luckster white dominated the ligh sqaures. The last move was Rf8, which blocked

    the sqaure of the king.

    How could white win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    5-june-2009-398-9850846

    The queen moved to f6to force the king to e3 where she could catch by moving to f2 and gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Attack Is The Best Defense

    Checkmate 400

    7-june-2009-400-9925001

    In the game YoshiDinoJr-big-k black moved the rook from e5, which blocked the long diagonal of the white queen, to g5 to threat to give a checkmate on g2.

    What was the best answer for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    6-june-2009-399-9663602

    The queen moved to g6 to attack the king. Rook should defend from f7 and then the queen captured the rook to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Winning Attack On The G- and H-files

    Checkmate 401

    8-june-2009-401-9766708

    In the game mr.noway-gagaz white eliminated the defeiding pawns around the black king and he had maximum pressure on the g and h-file.

    What was the winning move?

    Solution of the last position:

    7-june-2009-400-9925001

    The rook moved to d8 to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: Behind The Barricades

    Checkmate 402

    9-june-2009-402-10082850

    In the game Dr Quahog-webwall Black’s King has had to move, but at least it still looked safely protected behind the barricades.

    What was white’s suprise move?

    Solution of the last position:

    8-june-2009-401-9766708

    The queen moved to g7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Light On The Knights

    Checkmate 403

    10-june-2009-403-10137514

    In the game Masterpiece09-ReliableRex black just moved the queen to save her life, but she blocked the king.

    What was the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    9-june-2009-402-10082850

    The knight jumped to e6 to catch the black king.

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    The Daily Mate: Pawn Did The Job

    Checkmate 404

    11-june-2009-404-10144823

    In the game Pierogo-rattay the black king was on the side of the board and white was ready to give the checkmate with the queen and pawns. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    10-june-2009-403-10137514

    The knight moved to c7 and with the help of the other knight, gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Fantastic Kinghunt

    Checkmate 405

    12-june-2009-405-10147292

    In the game corchoc-JohanWassermann the white king was attacking over a long journey.

    How could black catch him at the end?

    Solution of the last position:

    11-june-2009-404-10144823

    The queen captured the f6 pawn to force the king to h5 and then the pawn moved to g4 to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: Closing And Opening

    Checkmate 406

    13-june-2009-406-10183070

    In the game vijendraydv-aliengris all the black pieces were attacking the white king and only the qhite queen helped the king. How could black stop that defense and go for the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    12-june-2009-405-10147292

    The bishop moved to a6. King should move to d4, then the rook gave the check from d8. The only square for the king was e4. Then the f-pawn moved to f5 to give the pretty checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Fame Of The Knights

    Checkmate 407

    14-june-2009-407-10185447

    In the game rugova-Ho Muluc 109 the black knights started a successful attack againthe the king. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    13-june-2009-406-10183070

    The rook moved to f4 to block the connection between the queen and the f3 pawn.  White captured the rook with the g3 pawn and then the black queen captured the f3 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Checkmate On The Long Diagonal

    Checkmate 408

    15-june-2009-408-10185619

    In the game HardyBoyz-Ho Muluc 109 how could white win by a long move?

    Solution of the last position:

    14-june-2009-407-10185447

    The d4 knight captured the e2 knight and then the king moved to the corner and the g4 knight captured the f2 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Two Solutions

    Checkmate 409

    16-june-2009-409-9645483

    In the game big-k-YoshiDinoJr which ways culd black give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    15-june-2009-408-10185619

    White played a long move and captured the h rook with the queen to give the chekcmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Knights In Action

    Checkmate 410

    17-june-2009-410-10227573

    In the game Heito-from-Venezuela-Prof.check how could white give a pretty checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    16-june-2009-409-9645483

    Black could give checkmate by capturing the g2 pawn by queen or by the bishop.

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    The Daily Mate: Dance Of The 4 Ladies

    Checkmate 411

    18-june-2009-411-10240689

    In the game Heito-from-Venezuela-dubrovnik black has an extra pawn, white had time advantage. How could white use it?

    Solution of the last position:

    17-june-2009-410-10227573

    The knight jumped to d6 to give the nice checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: The Fire-Knights

    Checkmate 412

    19-june-2009-412-10172727

    In the game Dr Quahog-cute_sexy_young_sharp how could the knights get the white king?

    Solution of the last position:

    18-june-2009-411-10240689

    The queen captured the h7 pawn to force the king to f8 and then the other queen moved to e7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: A Little Move

    Checkmate 413

    20-june-2009-413-10250401

    In the game gheorghius-Alba the black defenders were pinned and white was ready for the winning move. What was the best move?

    Solution of the last position:

    19-june-2009-412-10172727

    The knight jumped to f2 to force the king to h2 and then the other knight went to g4 to give the pretty checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Winning On The Back Rank

    Checkmate 414

    21-june-2009-414-10276193

    In the game rattex-Pierogo the white king had no escape way from the back-rank.

    How could black use it?

    Solution of the last position:

    20-june-2009-413-10250401

    The queen moved to b6 to give a nice checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Defender And Attacker Knights

    Checkmate 415

    22-june-2009-415-10145074

    In the game maxchess-ddavi16 the white knights defended, but also blocked the white king.

    What was the best move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    21-june-2009-414-10276193

    The queen captured the c1 rook which defended the back rank, then the a1 rook captured back. The e5 rook moved to e1 to force the rook to capture and at the end the e8 rook captured the e1 rook to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Long Distance Mate

    Checkmate 416

    23-june-2009-416-10313008

    In the game chilemark-RAZZAK white has wel coordinated attackers against the king. How could he catch the black king?

    Solution of the last position:

    22-june-2009-415-10145074

    The knight captured the d3 pawn to give the pretty checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Winning Penetration

    Checkmate 417

    24-june-2009-417-10328381

    In the game Trahuija-rotting_guts the position of the black king became very weak, because he lost the g7 pawn which defended the f6 and h6 sqaures which could be important for white pieces for attack.

    What was the winning move?

    Solution of the last position:

    23-june-2009-416-10313008

    The knigh moved to e7 to force the black king to start his journey to the white camp. He moved to h5. Then the pawn gave check from g4 to force the king to h4. The white king defended the h3 pawn from h2. Black could play anything, in the next move whitecould give the checkmate from g3 with the bishop.

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    The Daily Mate: Accepted Queen’s Gambit

    Checkmate 418

    25-june-2009-418-10336330

    In the game elgaxton-dangvanvinh white sacrificed a pawn in the opening, then he got great counterplay and in this position he was ready to give the checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    24-june-2009-417-10328381

    The knight jumped to h6 to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: Sicilian Counterattack

    Checkmate 419

    26-june-2009-419-10337036

    In the game raman2000-elgaxto black and white also used the rooks to break into the opponent’s position. White moved the rook to a8 to attack the c8 bishop.

    What could black do?

    Solution of the last position:

    25-june-2009-418-10336330

    The queen moved to f7 to give a nice checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Slow, But Strong

    Checkmate 420

    27-june-2009-420-10362525

    In the game elgaxton-amirsana white had a strong rook on the 7th rank and the black king had no square to move.

    What was the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    26-june-2009-419-10337036

    The queen captured the c3 knight. White blocked the check by queen on d2 and then the black queen captured the white and gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Knights And The Penetration

    Checkmate 421

    28-june-2009-421-10373644

    In the game HardyBoyz-pazisemene white got great positions for the knights and he got a winning position.

    What was the winning move?

    Solution of the last position:

    27-june-2009-420-10362525

    The queen moved to h5 to give the checkmate with the help of the f7 rook.

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    The Daily Mate: When The Queen Dances With The Knight

    Checkmate 422

    29-june-2009-422-10390814

    In the game Karakikes-Torontojer white attacked the queen.

    What was the best reply?

    Solution of the last position:

    28-june-2009-421-10373644

    The queen moved in to f7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Dance Of The Rook And Knight

    Checkmate 423

    30-june-2009-423-10392679

    In the game Muco-Torontojer white got a winning position, a queen for a rook, but his king was in a shyke position.

    What was the best move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    29-june-2009-422-10390814

    The knight jumped to e2 to give a check. The king could play to h1 or h2. On both way black could move to h6 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Magical Movement

    Checkmate 424

    1-july-2009-424-10405891

    In the game Milan006-Kilbil5 the white king was blocked by his pieces.

    What was the winning move for black?

    Solution of the last position:

    30-june-2009-423-10392679

    The knight moved to f4 to force the king to g3 and then the rook captured the g2 bishop to win the game.

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    The Daily Mate: Double Victory

    Checkmate 425

    2-july-2009-425-10424629

    In the game Simplybob-Chesspride black wanted to save the queen by moving to d8.

    What was the pretty winning mvoe for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    1-july-2009-424-10405891

    The knight jumped to f2 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Fork Or Checkmate?

    Checkmate 426

    3-july-426-10394413

    In the game elgaxton-albajuan black forked the rook and the knight.

    What was the winning answer?

    Solution of the last position:

    2-july-2009-425-10424629

    The bishop moved to b5 to give the pretty checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Long Move

    Checkmate 427

    4-july-427-10454335In the game mareleblond98-avni511 black captured the c3 knight in this position.

    What was the winning answer?

    Solution of the last position:

    3-july-426-10394413

    The queen moved to h7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Penetration On The G-file

    Checkmate 428

    5-july-428-10459812

    In the game Frederic-Pharaoh the white pieces created a checkmate situation. The defenders were away from the king.

    What was the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    4-july-427-10454335

    The black queen captured the c3 knight and then the white queen gave the checkmate by moving to d8.

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    The Daily Mate: The Caro-kann Trick

    Checkmate 429

    6-july-429-10469614

    In the game DrChessP-penguin77 black played the caro-kann defense. White got a strong knight in the center and by moving the queen to e2 he created a tricky situation. Black  his knight to d7  which blocked the way of the king.

    What was the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    5-july-428-10459812

    The queen moved to g4 to force the black king to f8 and then she moved to g7 to give the nice checkmate with the helpl of the bishop.

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    The Daily Mate: Initiative For Material

    Checkmate 430

    7-july-430-10414498

    In the game big-k-elgaxton black sacrificed an exchange for the attack and was ready to give the checkmate.

    How?

    Solution of the last position:

    6-july-429-10469614

    The knight jumped to d6 to givr a beautiful checkmate :)

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    The Daily Mate: Dance On The Light Squares

    Checkmate 430

    8-july-431-10498253

    In the game DrCheck_-Rabbit- black weakened the light squares by pawn moves and then the queen penetrated to the position. What was the last winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    7-july-430-10414498

    The queen captured the b4 pawn and gave the checkmate to the king.

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    The Daily Mate: The Cannon With The Knight

    Checkmate 432

    9-july-432-10014876

    In the game HardyBoyz-EVIL-TERMINATOR white got a strong knight in the center and created a threat. Black forgot about it and moved out his knight to f6. What was the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    8-july-431-10498253

    The knight may jump to c5 to give the checkmate. Pretty! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Queen For The Checkmate

    Checkmate 433

    10-july-2009-433-10519991

    In the game gheorghius-jc black captured the queen in the last move.

    What was white’s plan?

    Solution of the last position:

    9-july-432-10014876

    The bishop captured the f7 pawn to give a nice checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Who Will Be Faster?

    Checkmate 434

    11-july-434-10540653

    In the game leapfrog05-mareleblond98 the players attacked wildly the kings.

    Can be black faster?

    Solution of the last position:

    10-july-2009-433-10519991

    The bishop captured the f7 pawn to force the king to e7 and then the other knight arrived to the center to d5 to give a very nice checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Beauty In Three Moves

    Checkmate 435

    12-july-435-10547818

    In the game Serbian_Rabbit-Torontojer the white king was under heavy attack in the middle.

    How did black give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    11-july-434-10540653

    The queen moved to d2 to give the checkmate, then the king moved to b1. The queen continued her journey on the 2nd rank and captured the c2 pawn. Only place a1 was for the white king and then the queen captured the b2 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Would You Capture The Queen?

    Checkmate 436

    13-july-436-10567295

    In the game constantin_1-tumyum white moved the queen to b5 and allowed black to capture it.

    Would you capture it?

    Solution of the last position:

    12-july-435-10547818

    The queen moved to f3 to come closer the the king. He moved to e1, then the queen moved to e4. The white queen should have moved to e2 and then the knight jumped to f3 to give thecheckmate. Pretty one! :)

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    The Daily Mate: The Power Of The Advanced Pawn

    Checkmate 437

    14-july-437-10572950

    In the game pablojlc-trophon the e3 pawn was very strong, it blocked white’s position.

    How could black continue the attack?

    Solution of the last position:

    13-july-436-10567295

    Black captured the queen. It was a mistake, because the white pawn captured on b5 and opened the way for the rook. The knight may go to a5, then the rook captured to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Journey Of The Knight

    Checkmate 438

    15-july-438-10595693

    In the paulinhocouto-brainslug the white queen broke into the position and also white had a strong knight.

    How could win the game?

    Solution of the last position:

    14-july-437-10572950

    The bishop gave the checkmate on h4. Pawn needed to move to g3. Then the knight captured it. In that position white should give air to the king by moving the rook or bishop, but he captured the knight and then the black bishop captured the pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: How Do You Win Time?

    Checkmate 439

    16-july-2009-439-10610480

    In the game DrChessP-Leo_Plkn white could march into the black position on the h-file.

    What was the best way to give the checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    15-july-438-10595693

    The knight jumped to h6 to force the king to h8, then the queen captured the f8 bishop. The rook defended from g8 and then knight captured the f7 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Meet With The King On The Diagonals!

    Checkmate 440

    17-july-2009-440-10625731

    In the game Jer-JohanWassermann the white king was weak, because the f2 pawn was exchanged and black could attack the white king.

    How?

    Solution of the last position:

    16-july-2009-439-10610480

    The rook moved to h8 to win time. King captured. Queen gave check from h5. Then the king moved back to g8 and then queen may give the checkmate from h7.

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    The Daily Mate: The Best Places Of The Pieces

    Checkmate 441

    18-july-2009-441-10636141

    In the game Jer-zarro how could white win on the fastest way?

    Solution of the last position:

    17-july-2009-440-10625731

    The queen moved to h4 to attack the king. He moved the pawn to g3 to block. The bishop captured the g3 pawn to give a check. the king escaped to f1, then the other bishop came to h3. Knight captured it and the queen captured the knight. King ran to g1 and then the bishop gave the checkmate from f2. Long and nice checkmate! :)

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    The Daily Mate: Winning Attack Of The Minor Pieces

    Checkmate 442

    19-july-2009-442-10649052

    In the game fastfast-mr.martin white attacked very well with the bishops and knight.

    What was the winning move?

    Solution of the last position:

    18-july-2009-441-10636141

    The bishop gave the check on g7. If the knight captures then queen captures and give the checkmate. So the king moved to h7. The queen gave the check from h6 to force the king back to g8 and then queen moved to the king to h8 to give a nice checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Queen Sacrifice For The King

    Checkmate 442

    20-july-443-10622305

    In the game nikolaprpa-STARSTRIKER black could decide to escape from the mating net by moving back to e4. He moved to e2.

    What was then the winning move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    19-july-2009-442-10649052

    The knight jumped to e6 to give the beautiful checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Cooperation Of The Pawn And The Queen

    Checkmate 444

    21-july-444-10682701

    In the game Dr Quahog-Sonychess How could white catch the king?

    Solution of the last position:

    20-july-443-10622305

    The king went to e2 and then the bishop from h5 won the game.

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    The Daily Mate: Counterattack In The King’s Gambit

    Checkmate 445

    22-july-445-10669756

    In the game DARTH_CHESS-chilem the players played the king’s gambit, a romantic opening. White attacked without castling and soon his king was in trouble. How could black give a nice checkmate?

    Solution of the last position:

    21-july-444-10682701

    The pawn moved to c4 to cover the b5 square and open the diagonal for the d1 queen to give the check and mate.

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    The Daily Mate: Cleaning The G-file

    Checkmate 446

    23-july-2009-446-10694874

    In the game kingbhalinder-amrimalik white eliminated the defender by sacrificing ther ook on h7. How could he continue the attack?

    Solution of the last position:

    22-july-445-10669756

    The queen gave the check from f5 to force the king to capture the h6 knight and the checkmate came from h1 by the rook.

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    The Daily Mate: Breakthrough On The Light Squares

    Checkmate 447

    24-july-2009-447-10664395

    In the game kingbhalinder-Barcelona01 the black king was alone and the white queen and bishop was ready for the final attack. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    23-july-2009-446-10694874

    The queen captured the g6 knight, then the king went back to g8 and the queen captured the g7 pawn to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: The Quicker Wins

    Checkmate 448

    25-july-2009-448-9925092

    In the game big-k-YoshiDinoJr white was threatening to give the checkmate on g7.

    Had black a quicker mate?

    Solution of the last position:

    24-july-2009-447-10664395

    The queen moved to e8 to force the king to h7 and then the queen moved to g8 where the bishop defended her and gave the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Fireworks On The Backrank

    Checkmate 449

    26-july-2009-449-10620844

    In the game dragonfist-Feinspitz black attacked the queen in the last move.

    What is the best reply?

    Solution of the last position:

    25-july-2009-448-9925092

    White gave the checkmate faster by moving to g7 with the queen.

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    Ballet On The 7th Rank

    Checkmate 450

    27-july-2009-450-10533481

    In the game Jer- raju_mumbai_india the white rooks were on th 7th rank they were ready for the final dance to give the checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    26-july-2009-449-10620844

    The queen captured the f8 rook. King should move to h7 to escape, but he captured the queen and then the rook moved to d8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Double Dynamite

    Checkmate 451

    28-july-2009-451-10607401

    In the game elgaxton-YoshiDinoJr white could use the power of the bishop.

    How?

    Solution of the last position:

    27-july-2009-450-10533481

    The knight gave the checkmate on h6 to force the king to h8. Then the rook moved to h7 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Yo-Yo Game With Rooks

    Checkmate 452

    29-july-2009-452-10803805

    In the game shanice-yulie black could give the checkmate with nice cooperation of the pieces.

    What was the first move?

    Solution of the last position:

    28-july-2009-451-10607401

    The rook moved to e8 to give the checkmate.

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    The Daily Mate: Rooks On The 8th Rank

    Checkmate 453

    30-july-2009-453-10806645

    In the game HardyBoyz-MITKO131

    Black had an extra queen, but his king was alone.

    What was the best move for white?

    Solution of the last position:

    29-july-2009-452-10803805

    The rook moved to c3 to force the king to d4. Then the other rook moved to d3. King arrived to e4, then the rook moved to e3 to control the e-file and force the king back to d4 and then the bishop gave the checkmate from c5, when the rooks controlled the escape route.

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    The Daily Mate: Triangle Attack

    Checkmate 454

    31-july-2009-454-10803805

    In the game jeke- Jer the white king, the black queen current position and her next position formed a triangle to give a checkmate. How?

    Solution of the last position:

    30-july-2009-453-10806645

    The rook moved to e8 to give a check and force the kniht to d8 and then the d1 rook captured the knight to give the checkmate.

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