Checkmate Patterns
What is a forced mate in chess?
- Mate
- Pattern
- King
Forced mate is a mating concept: a sequence of two or more moves culminating in checkmate that the opponent cannot prevent. The teaching point is to identify which escape squares are controlled and which defender is missing.
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