Questions tagged [checkmate]
Questions relating to checkmating.
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Is it checkmate or stalemate?
A king is in check by the rook and the only square to move is close to the opponents king is it stalemate or checkmate?
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What happens when one side is flagged on time while the other side has a minor piece which can cause an impractical but a theoretical checkmate?
Suppose, white has a knight and black has a rook (or a pawn). Now black is flagged on the clock after certain moves. In the websites like chess.com, the game is considered drawn because of ...
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Is there a mate-in-three position where the two first moves of the winning side must be quiet to not delay the mate?
Is there a position where w.l.o.g. white is to move, it has a mate in three, and no matter what black does, white's two first moves must be quiet (i.e., without check or capture) in order not to delay ...
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Checkmate with pawn moves only
Same as this one (also note this), only replace "king" by "pawn". (I.e. shortest 960 helpmate, the mating side only uses pawn moves.) Yes, it can be done in the near-lying 5 moves ...
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Checkmate with king moves only
What is the quickest way to get a checkmate under the following conditions:
The winning side moves the king on every move
The starting position is Chess960?
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What is the greatest number of moves a game can be from a checkmate?
I should specify that I'm not asking about the longest forced checkmate (or forced checkmates in general); I am aware that the longest known forced mate is(was?) about 600 moves long, and this is not ...
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Can a Bishop and some Knights force mate on an infinite board?
Two players agree to play chess on an infinite board with no edges. White begins by placing down a bishop, a king, and some finite number of knights of their choosing, in whatever configuration they ...
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Longest forced checkmate on cylinder board
What is the longest possible forced checkmate where:
White has a king and rook
Black has only a king
The board is 8x8 but the a-file and h-file are joined (so the board is a cylinder)
Pieces still ...
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Why does the 75 move rule apply when the game have a forced checkmate?
In this position for example White has a forced checkmate in 549:
[FEN "1n1k4/6Q1/5KP1/8/7b/1r6/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
How is it fair to terminate the game before White could ever force the win?
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Puzzles where the goal is to avoid being checkmated in x or fewer moves
Is there a name for puzzles where the goal is to avoid being checkmated in x moves?
An example is this puzzle:
[Title "White to play and avoid being mated on or before move 4 (there is a unique ...
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Phase 1 of Knight Bishop Checkmate
I am working on my basic endgames and I am aware that knowing the Knight and Bishop Mate is unlikely to come up anytime soon, but I still want to know this better.
Once we reach a position like the ...
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Why was this a draw? What move I supposed to play to win?
I'm playing as Black.
Why was this a draw?
What move I supposed to play to win?
[FEN ""]
[StartPly "104"]
1.e4 d6 2. Bb5+ c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. c4 Nxe4 6. Qa4 Nf6 7. c5 h6 ...
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What is the shortest possible way to checkmate your opponent without using a Queen? [duplicate]
I know about the 2 move mate where the 2 side pawns move up and the Queen comes in and delivers a swift checkmate, but what if the Queen was not being used, or wasn't on the board in the first place?
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Is there any position where giving checkmate by En Passant is a brilliant move on Chess.com?
I have seen many en passant checkmates, but I have never seen one that was a brilliant move.
Is there any position where giving checkmate by en passant is a brilliant move on Chess.com?
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Longest forced win with a rook
What is the longest forced checkmate where the winning side has only a rook? I know this position where White has a mate in 67:
[FEN "2K4k/7p/8/8/8/8/3R4/n7 w - - 0 1"]
1. Kd7 Nb3 2. Rb2 ...
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