Checkmate Patterns
What is a king hunt in chess?
- Mate
- Pattern
- King
King hunt is a mating concept: a sustained attack on the enemy king that results in the king being driven a far distance from its initial position, typically resulting in its checkmate. Some of the most famous games featuring king hunts are Edward Lasker–Thomas, Polugaevsky–Nezhmetdinov, and Kasparov–Topalov. Also called king chase. The teaching point is to identify which escape squares are controlled and which defender is missing.
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