[Event "04 David y Goliat: David & Goliath mate / Pawn m - David & Goliath mate / Pawn m"] [Date "????.??.??"] [White "David & Goliath mate / Pawn m"] [Black "David & Goliath mate / Pawn m"] [Result "*"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "04 David y Goliat"] [ChapterName "David & Goliath mate / Pawn m - David & Goliath mate / Pawn m"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/73FlBGBV/1aui1lhz"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/chessmining"] [FEN "1q3rk1/1r3p1p/4nPpQ/8/6N1/8/1B6/1K6 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] { Most of the times the David & Goliath mate is preceded by a sacrifice. If the sacrifice is accepted, a pawn will take (immediately or delayed) and checkmate the king. } { [%csl Gg8,Gf6,Rh8][%cal Gb2f6,Gf6g7,Gg4h6,Gh6g8,Rf6h8] } 1. Qg7+ { [%csl Gg8][%cal Gf6g7,Ge6g7] } (1. Kc1) (1. Nh2) 1... Nxg7 { [%csl Gb2,Gf6,Gh6][%cal Gg4h6] } 2. Nh6+ Kh8 3. fxg7# { In David & Goliath mate, a protected pawn delivers checkmate. It doesn’t matter how possible escape squares of the king are covered or blocked. Its name is taken from the biblical account of David & Goliath. The phrase 'David & Goliath' today indicates a situation where the underdog (a pawn) beats a much stronger opponent (the king) . } *