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Parsing Chess Data to Discover Mating Patterns

#2

Checkmate Motifs:

Anastasia's Mate
Arabian Mate
Balestra Mate
Blackburne's Mate
Damiano's Bishop Mate
Damiano's Mate
Discovered Mate
Counter Check Checkmate
Double Checkmate
Edge Mate
Back Rank Mate
Edge Pin Mate
Queen Cutoff Mate
Side File Mate
Smothered Mate
Suffocation Mate
Epaulette Mate
Escalator Mate
Greco's Mate
Hook Mate
Kill Box Mate
Lawnmower Mate
Lolli's Mate
Monorail Mate
Morphy's Mate
Opera Mate
Pawn Checkmates
Pawn Mate
Promotion Mate
Pillsbury's Mate
Queen and Knight Mate
Railroad Mate
Seizing a Square Mate
Swallow's Tail Mate
Threading the Needle Mate
Boden's Mate
Double Bishop Mate
Dovetail Mate
Dovetail Mate - Bishop
Triangle Mate
Vukovic Mate
Walking the Plank Mate
X-Ray Mate

Checkmate Motifs: Anastasia's Mate Arabian Mate Balestra Mate Blackburne's Mate Damiano's Bishop Mate Damiano's Mate Discovered Mate Counter Check Checkmate Double Checkmate Edge Mate Back Rank Mate Edge Pin Mate Queen Cutoff Mate Side File Mate Smothered Mate Suffocation Mate Epaulette Mate Escalator Mate Greco's Mate Hook Mate Kill Box Mate Lawnmower Mate Lolli's Mate Monorail Mate Morphy's Mate Opera Mate Pawn Checkmates Pawn Mate Promotion Mate Pillsbury's Mate Queen and Knight Mate Railroad Mate Seizing a Square Mate Swallow's Tail Mate Threading the Needle Mate Boden's Mate Double Bishop Mate Dovetail Mate Dovetail Mate - Bishop Triangle Mate Vukovic Mate Walking the Plank Mate X-Ray Mate
#3

you can find puzzles that are tagged with these check mate patterns at https://chesstempo.com/tactical-motifs

scroll down for diagrams with examples. The page also includes non-check-mate patterns (= winning material tactics).

I copied and pasted these chess motives in above list.
But some are missing, for instance i know the so called "chimney check mate".

I guess these tags are only the most common patterns, there are many more (unnamed) patterns.

I think tagging puzzles is useful to make you more aware of the pattern, thus helping you to learn them (retain them in brain) better.

you can find puzzles that are tagged with these check mate patterns at https://chesstempo.com/tactical-motifs scroll down for diagrams with examples. The page also includes non-check-mate patterns (= winning material tactics). I copied and pasted these chess motives in above list. But some are missing, for instance i know the so called "chimney check mate". I guess these tags are only the most common patterns, there are many more (unnamed) patterns. I think tagging puzzles is useful to make you more aware of the pattern, thus helping you to learn them (retain them in brain) better.
#4

Thanx, for the list and link. I have seen this previously too and could have mentioned it in the blog post too :-(

Thanx, for the list and link. I have seen this previously too and could have mentioned it in the blog post too :-(
#7

What a funny AI picture - the "thing" hanging from the left horse reminds me to a cartoon part of the movie "Pink Floyd" ;)

https://youtu.be/yvG3WPYAXHM?t=2197

What a funny AI picture - the "thing" hanging from the left horse reminds me to a cartoon part of the movie "Pink Floyd" ;) https://youtu.be/yvG3WPYAXHM?t=2197
#8

Hola, no sé de programación pero entiendo que en ese proceso hay mucho trabajo que hacer rutinario u manual en base a algo ya definido y eso es trabajo laborioso y simple y en eso le puedo ayudar para crear mucho material de esto , además de ampliar este tema de patrones no solo a el mate sino a otros temas, si le interesa que colaboremos juntos escríbame a mí cuenta para colaborar me gusta mucho su proyecto y me gustaría participar ya que soy un gran entusiasta del ajedrez y del entrenamiento

Hola, no sé de programación pero entiendo que en ese proceso hay mucho trabajo que hacer rutinario u manual en base a algo ya definido y eso es trabajo laborioso y simple y en eso le puedo ayudar para crear mucho material de esto , además de ampliar este tema de patrones no solo a el mate sino a otros temas, si le interesa que colaboremos juntos escríbame a mí cuenta para colaborar me gusta mucho su proyecto y me gustaría participar ya que soy un gran entusiasta del ajedrez y del entrenamiento
#9

Thanks for the work you put into this and into lichess! Hopefully more specific mating patterns can be added to the puzzle themes section like this in the future. That would definitely be much appreciated!

Thanks for the work you put into this and into lichess! Hopefully more specific mating patterns can be added to the puzzle themes section like this in the future. That would definitely be much appreciated!
#10

@dirkster99
Are you aware that the set also includes puzzles which in the game ended as "Kill Box" mate but are not forced "Kill Box" mates?

e.g. https://lichess.org/training/rHeOc
is only a "Kill Box" mate if Black plays along, but Black could also play 22. .. Qxe8 instead.
White would of course still win with 23. Qg7#

Just wondering if you aimed for a set of pure puzzles or if such puzzles are ok for you too

@dirkster99 Are you aware that the set also includes puzzles which in the game ended as "Kill Box" mate but are not forced "Kill Box" mates? e.g. https://lichess.org/training/rHeOc is only a "Kill Box" mate if Black plays along, but Black could also play 22. .. Qxe8 instead. White would of course still win with 23. Qg7# Just wondering if you aimed for a set of pure puzzles or if such puzzles are ok for you too