[Event "Typical mates without enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Q + B"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/7B/7Q/8/8/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Bg6+ (1. Bf5+ Kg8 2. Be6#) 1... Kg8 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Qf7# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates without enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arab mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/4R3/4P3/7N/8/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Nf6+ Kh8 (1... Kf8 2. Rf7#) 2. Rh7# {Arab mate} 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Back-rank mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5ppp/8/8/8/8/8/K2R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Rd8# {[%csl Rf7,Rg7,Rh7]} 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Q + P"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/5p2/4pPp1/6Q1/8/8/8/4K3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1... Kh7 2. Qh4+ Kg8 3. Qh6 {[%cal Gh6g7]} 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Damiano's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4qrk1/6p1/5pP1/8/8/8/8/K2Q1R1R w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Rh8+ Kxh8 2. Rh1+ Kg8 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. Qh1+ Kg8 5. Qh7# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Damiano's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5bk1/6p1/3pp1P1/Q7/8/8/8/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Qh5 Be7 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Q + R"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5p2/8/8/8/8/7Q/5K1R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1... f6 (1... Kg7 2. Qh6+ Kg8 3. Qh8#) 2. Qh7# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Q + B"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/4pp1B/6p1/7Q/8/8/8/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Qh6 {[%cal Gh7g6]} (1. Bxg6+ Kg7) 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Smothered mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r2k/6pp/5n2/3Q2N1/8/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Nf7+ Kg8 2. Nh6+ Kh8 (2... Kf8 3. Qf7#) 3. Qg8+ Rxg8 (3... Nxg8 4. Nf7#) 4. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Q + N"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r4k1/5pp1/8/6NQ/8/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Qxf7+ Kh8 2. Ne6 Rg8 3. Qh5# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Q + N"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/3N1p1p/6p1/4Q3/8/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Nf6+ Kh8 (1... Kg7 2. Ne8+ Kh6 3. Qf4+ g5 4. Qf6+ Kh5 5. Ng7+ {[%csl Gg2,Gh2] White only needs a pawn on g2 or h2 to force mate.}) 2. Nh5+ f6 3. Qe7 {[%csl Rf8,Rg7][%cal Yh5g7,Ye7f8,Ge7g7]} 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Greco's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5ppp/8/3B2NQ/8/8/8/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1... h6 2. Bxf7+ Kh8 3. Qg6 hxg5 4. Qh5# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "R + B"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/3b1p1p/2p1pB2/7R/8/8/8/4K3 b - - 0 2"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 2... Rc8 $2 (2... h6 3. Rxh6 {[%cal Gh6h8]}) (2... Ra8 $1 3. Rg5+ Kf8 4. Rg7 Ra4 (4... Bc8 5. Rxh7 Ke8 {[%cal Ge8d7]}) 5. Rxh7 Rg4 {[%cal Yg4g8]}) 3. Rg5+ Kf8 4. Rg7 {[%cal Gg7h7,Gh7h8]} 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5ppp/5b2/5Q2/8/8/1B6/R6K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Rg1+ Kh8 3. Bxf6# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy's concealed mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5ppp/8/4B1R1/8/8/8/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Rxg7+ Kh8 2. Rxf7+ Kg8 3. Rg7+ Kh8 4. Rg6+ {[%csl Rh8][%cal Ye5h8]} Rf6 5. Bxf6# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hook mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/6p1/3R2N1/5P2/8/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Rd8+ Kf7 (1... Kh7 2. Rh8#) 2. Rf8# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anastasia's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5ppp/8/2RN3R/8/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Ne7+ Kh8 2. Rxh7+ Kxh7 3. Rh5# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Q + R + P"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5p1p/5Pp1/4Q3/8/8/6K1/R7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Qg5 Kh8 2. Qh6 Rg8 3. Qxh7+ Kxh7 4. Rh1# 1-0

[Event "Typical mates with enemy pieces"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blind swine mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/1RR5/5p2/8/8/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Rg7+ Kh8 2. Rh7+ Kg8 3. Rbg7# 1-0

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epaulette mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rkr1/8/8/8/8/8/1Q6/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Qf6# 1-0

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Swallow's tail"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1r1/5k2/8/6P1/8/8/1Q6/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Qf6# 1-0

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Q + P"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r2k/4p2p/4bp1Q/6P1/8/8/8/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. g6 Bg8 (1... Kg8 2. Qxh7+ Kf8 3. g7+ (3. Qh8+ Bg8 4. Qh6# {also works}) 3... Kf7 4. g8=Q#) 2. g7# 1-0

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "B + N"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/5p1p/8/4N3/3B4/8/8/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Nxf7+ (1. Ng6+ Kg8 2. Ne7#) 1... Kg8 2. Nh6# 1-0

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "B + B"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r3k/7p/7P/3p4/8/7B/8/3K2B1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Be6 d4 2. Bh2 d3 3. Be5# 1-0

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Boden's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k1rb1r/ppp3pp/2n2q2/3B1b2/5P2/2P1BQ2/PP1N1P1P/2KR3R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1... Qxc3+ 2. bxc3 Ba3# 0-1

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pillsbury's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r3rk1/5ppp/8/3b4/8/8/1B1K4/R5R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Rxg7+ Kh8 2. Rg8+ Kxg8 3. Rg1+ 1-0

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Legall's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn1qkbnr/ppp2p1p/3p2p1/4p3/2B1P1b1/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Nxe5 Bxd1 2. Bxf7+ Ke7 3. Nd5# 1-0

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Max Lange's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qkb1r/ppp2ppp/8/3pP3/4n1P1/1B1p4/PPPP2PP/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - 0 10"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 10... Bc5+ 11. Kh1 Ng3+ 12. hxg3 Qg5 13. Rf5 h5 14. Rxg5 (14. gxh5 Qxf5 15. g4 Qf2) 14... hxg4+ 15. Rh5 Rxh5# 1-0

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Reti's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnb1kb1r/pp3ppp/2p5/4q3/4n3/3Q4/PPPB1PPP/2KR1BNR w kq - 0 9"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 9. Qd8+ Kxd8 10. Bg5+ Kc7 (10... Ke8 11. Rd8#) 11. Bd8# 1-0

[Event "Less usual mating patterns"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blackburne's mate"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/5p1p/6p1/6N1/8/8/1BB3K1/1Q6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.09"]

{[#]} 1. Qh1 h5 2. Qxh5 gxh5 3. Bh7# 1-0

