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Attacking the King

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The ultimate goal in chess is checkmate. Learn the classic mating patterns, sacrifices, and attacking techniques that will make your opponents fear your pieces.

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  • ◆Back rank mate is the most common pattern
  • ◆Sacrifices open lines to the king
  • ◆Two pieces attacking > one piece attacking
  • ◆A trapped king is a dead king
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Study by Ercole del Rio

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94 lessons
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Study by Ercole del Rio

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Steinitz - NN

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Krause - Meinhardt

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Shkurovich - Khazin-Zlatanov

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Kekhayov - Petrov

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Podzerov - Kuntzevic

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Johannson - Rey

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Stephensson - Brain

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Ehrenstein - Brigmane

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Borisenko - Nakhimoskaya

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Piotrovsky - Tenenbaum

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Skuja - Rozenbergs

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Vasiliev - Scherbakov

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Granberg - Dubnitsky

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Munk - NN

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Study by Stamma

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Capablanca - NN

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2000+ Chess Tempo Problem

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Eglitis - Kamergrauzis

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Bjorquist - Timman

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Baugard - Klesh

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Fischer - Myagmarsuren

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Fatalibekova - Lysenko

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Popov - Angelov

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Krebs - Ginsburg

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Supi - Carlsen

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Tal - Rantanen

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Winter - Friede

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Radovic - Kozlov

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Spielmann - Hoenlinger

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Bauser - Gellner

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Richardson - Delmar

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Pillsbury - Maroczy

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Iris - Nuenchert

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Strekalovsky - Shaposhlikov

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Mieses - von Bardeleben

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Branka - Wittwer

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Gavrilakis - Maranovic

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Ivanchuk - Savchenko

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Bogoljubov - Monticelli

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Reshevsky - Jovanovic

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Lave - Mashele

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Diemer - Mueller

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From 1001 beautiful ways to checkmate

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Maedler - Uhlmann

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Barle - Iztok

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Molinari - Cabral

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Jakobsen - Petersen

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Soto - Cassuto

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Prokopovich - van der Mije

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Ilyushenko - Shushina

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Pavlenko - Ljublinsky

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Malikov - Zablotsky

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Diderik - Atkins

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Hort - Santiago

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NN - Anderssen

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Nisman - Dvoretsky

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Tartakower - Schlechter

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Schlapa - Reichelt

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NN - Kashan

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Gergely - Ziewitz

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Anastasia's Mate

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Anderssen’s Mate

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Arabian Mate

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Back Rank Mate

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Balestra Mate

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Blackburne's Mate

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Blind Swine Mate

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Boden's Mate

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Corner Mate

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Corridor Mate

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Cozio's Mate

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Domiano's Mate

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David and Goliath Mate

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Epaulette Mate

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Fool's Mate

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Greco's Mate

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Hook Mate

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Kill Box Mate

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Lawnmower Mate

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Legal's Mate

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Lolli's Mate

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Max Lange's Mate

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Mayet's Mate

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Morphy's Mate

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Opera Mate

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Pillsbury's Mate

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Reti's Mate

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Smothered Mate

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Suffocation Mate

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Vukovic Mate

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