Friday, February 25, 2005
Fundamental Checkmates
Today's post is for the total beginner. There are a few important things nobody ever explained to me when first I learned chess. Way up there is the list of fundamental checkmates. I have read several beginning chess books and don't recall ever seeing it, although the closest I've seen is in Kane's Find the Next Move where he talks about corridor mates. Well in my view they all boil down to a few basic patterns.
I hardly can imagine that my work here is original, but if it is well, cool! I don't even know if it could rightly be called a theory, but that's a place to start. Anyway here is my Theory of Fundamental Checkmates:
All normal checkmates are one of eight patterns.
All double-checkmates are one of five patterns composed of two normal checkmates.
Addendum Mar 4, 2005:
Examples:
This picture shows the 8 normal checkmates using Black pieces instead of capital "X"s.
The next 3 pictures use the same rook mating pattern. In each, the "X" squares are handled differently: first by White pieces controlling those squares, then by a mixture of Black pieces occupying those squares and White pieces controlling those squares, and lastly by a mixture of Black pieces occupying those squares, White pieces controlling those squares, and the Black King on the edge of the board.
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Completed circle 4 of problems 121-160.
I hardly can imagine that my work here is original, but if it is well, cool! I don't even know if it could rightly be called a theory, but that's a place to start. Anyway here is my Theory of Fundamental Checkmates:
All normal checkmates are one of eight patterns.
All double-checkmates are one of five patterns composed of two normal checkmates.
Addendum Mar 4, 2005:
Examples:
This picture shows the 8 normal checkmates using Black pieces instead of capital "X"s.
The next 3 pictures use the same rook mating pattern. In each, the "X" squares are handled differently: first by White pieces controlling those squares, then by a mixture of Black pieces occupying those squares and White pieces controlling those squares, and lastly by a mixture of Black pieces occupying those squares, White pieces controlling those squares, and the Black King on the edge of the board.
Completed circle 4 of problems 121-160.
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Glad y'all like it. It's been rattling around my brain for months now, so I really am glad to get it out.
I agree very nicely done. In Rapid Chess Improvement, De La Maza comments on creating your own chess visions drills. I thought a good vision drill for me would be to take a look at each potential mate position and determine which squares around the king are attacked(closed) and what squares need to be attacked (open)in order to bring mate. This is a step in the thought process for any solve for mate position. It would be a benefit to quickly determine what squares need to be closed for mate to occur. I may do this at some point with the one move mate patterns in Polgars book.
Yes!!! Years ago I noticed many of these same patterns while going through Polgar's massive book. I have been wanting to document them for myself and others, but just haven't gotten around to it. Well done!!
Regards,
Chris
Regards,
Chris
Sorry to be such a beginner, but can someone please explain this to me? What happens when the black king moves to the squares with the Xs? Thanks.
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Then I must be retarded. I have to look it over again tonight because I still don't get it. Thanks KOTS. I'll let you know if I figure it out.
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Good stuff. I find myself wanting stuff systematized as well. Thanks for taking the time to do all this.
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