[Event "📕 Checkmate Patterns: Bishops♝📕 - Part 2: 🟣Mayet’s Mate - Ex. 1"]
[Date "2021.02.06"]
[Result "*"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "?"]
[Opening "?"]
[StudyName "📕 Checkmate Patterns: Bishops♝📕 - Part 2"]
[ChapterName "🟣Mayet’s Mate - Ex. 1"]
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/4ZMMWCRA/ssXFWuEK"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/tagiadin_tasos"]
[FEN "4k3/4pp2/8/B7/8/8/8/3RK3 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2021.02.06"]
[UTCTime "19:44:52"]
[Orientation "white"]
{ This checkmate pattern features a bishop and a rook.
The rook delivers the checkmate by moving right next to the king while getting supported by the bishop in a distance.
https://chessfox.com/mayets-mate/ }
1. Rd8# { The same thing can happen with the mirrored pattern and by moving all the pieces horizontally.
A queen can be also used instead of the bishop or the rook even though the original checkmate pattern uses a bishop and a rook.
Note that the king is on the edge of the board.
Note that the king is on the edge of the board. } *