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This is a short lesson on a checkmating pattern. We will add a new checkmating pattern each
week.
Whosoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent, will
never become a good chessplayer. -Euwe
Checkmating Pattern 1
This is the Anastasia's Mate
This checkmate got its name in a novel by W. Heinse called Anastasia and Chess (1803). The
Anastasia mate involves a knight and a rook working against the enemy king.
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Anastasia's Mate in Action
In Bayer-Falkbeer, Vienna 1852, White just captured a rook at a8. White forces Anastasia's Mate in
three moves. Can you figure it out?
The answer is: .....1 Ne2+; 2.Kh1 Q*h2+!!; 3.K*h2 Rh4#.
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Remeber we will add a new checkmating pattern each week!
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