Checkmate
Checkmate is when your King is in a position from which it cannot escape and you cannot do anything to stop your King being captured. When your King is in checkmate the game stops and you lose the game!
- Checkmate in 1 move
Pack out your chess board as follows:
White: Ng4, Ra6, Kc3, d4 Black: Kd5
White to move.
White ………………………………….++ (White puts Black in checkmate).
Explanation of the symbols for beginner chess players:
N (Knight), R (Rook), B (Bishop), K (King), Q (Queen). A pawn is only indicated by the square eg. d4 (a pawn on square d4),
++ (checkmate)
- Checkmate in 2 moves
White: Kc7, Qb3, Nb7 Black: Kb5, b4
White to move.
White …………………………………. Black …………………………………..
White …………………………………. ++ (White puts Black in checkmate)
- Checkmate in 2 moves
White: Ka7, Rc7, c6, Qf5 Black: Kd6
White to move.
White …………………………………. Black …………………………………..
White …………………………………. ++ (White puts Black in checkmate)
- Checkmate in 2 moves
White: Kd1, b6, Be2, Rg6 Black: Kb3, Bb4, Rf3, g2
Black to move.
Black …………………………………. White …………………………………..
Black …………………………………. ++ (Black puts White in checkmate)
- Checkmate in 2 moves
White: Qa3, Ra5, Be7, g2, g3, Kh2 Black: Kb6, b7, Rf1, Bf3, Qg4
Black to move.
Black …………………………………. White …………………………………..
Black …………………………………. ++ (Black puts White in checkmate)
Impossible checkmates
- A King and a Bishop against a King
- A King and a Knight against a King
Q: Do you think it is possible to checkmate with a King and two Knights against a King?
Q: Do you think it is possible to checkmate with a King and one pawn against a King?
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