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The Patterns of the Winning
Mating Attacks
and How to Achieve Them
By
George Koltanowski
and Milton Finkelstein
By
6eorge
Kaltanowski
and
IUltan
Fimlsteil
CHECKMATE!
is a new and differ-
ent kind of chess book, in which two
of the most active chess teachers in
the United States have clarified the
techniques of recognizing and achiev-
ing the dozens of positions they call
standard checkmates. Introducing a
novel technique of chess analysis,
they show how to recognize the pos-
sibility of a mating attack and then,
with explanations and challenge posi-
tions, help you to master the skill of
forcing immediate checkmate. Its 500
positions and self-testing quiz section
make
CHECKMATE!
more than a chess
textbook. Its vignettes on chess mas-
ters and the chess world, its explana-
tion of chess terms and the ways in
which it can change your approach
to playing the game make it a refer-
ence work that you will use again and
( continued on back ftap)
CHECKMATE!
THE PATIERNS OF THE WINNING MATING ATIACKS
AND HOW TO ACIIlEVE THEM
~
l
l
George Koltanowski
and
Milton Finkelstein
Doubleday
&
Company, Inc., Garden City, New York
Library
1>/
Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Koltanowski, George, 1903-
Checkmate!
1. Checkmate (Chess)
GV1450.3.K6
794.1'24
ISBN
0-385-12068-0
I.
Finkelstein, Milton, joint author. IL Title.
76-42341
Copyright
©
1978
by George Koltanowski
and
Milton Finkelstein
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
FIRST EDITION
CONTENTS
Introduction
vii
15
3.
Checkmate by a Knight
27
4.
Checkmate by a Rook
39
5.
Checkmate by a Queen
51
6.
The Epaulettes Mate
66
7.
Mate with a Rook and a Bishop
8.
Mate with a Rook and a Knight
9.
Mate with a Knight and a Bishop
111
10.
Mate with Two Knights
123
11.
Mate
with
Two Bishops
12.
Mate
with
Two Rooks
134
145
13.
Boden's Mate
156
14.
Long Diagonal Mates
1.
Checkmate by a Pawn
2.
Checkmate by a Bishop
1
78
88
100
15.
The Greco and Damiano Mates: Typical Wins
Against an Open King Position
16.
The Magic of the Double Check
180
195
17.
Queen Sacrifices Leading to Checkmate
211
18.
Rook Sacrifices Leading to Mate
19.
Sacrificing the Bishop
to
Mate or Win Material
20.
Sacrificing the Knight
to
Mate or Win Material
168
226
241
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