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Necessary Conditions
Introduction
Chess Notation – this is where it all starts!
Files, Ranks and Diagonals
Part I
Typical Mating Patterns with One Piece
Mate with the Rook
Quiz 1: Mate with the Rook
Solutions to ‘Mate with the Rook’
Stalemate
Mate with Two Rooks
Quiz 2: Mate with Two Rooks
Solutions to ‘Mate with Two Rooks’
Mate with the Queen
Quiz 3: Mate with the Queen
Solutions to ‘Mate with the Queen’
Mate with the Bishop
Mate with Two Bishops
Quiz 4: Mate with One or Two Bishops
Solutions to ‘Mate with One or Two Bishops’
Double Check
Quiz 5: Double Check Wins at Once!
Solutions to ‘Double Check Wins at Once!’
Mate with One or Two Knights
Quiz 6: Mate with One or Two Knights
Solutions to ‘Mate with One or Two Knights’
Mate with (a) Pawn(s)
Quiz 7: Mate with (a) Pawn(s)
Solutions to ‘Mate with (a) Pawn(s)’
Exercise ‘Placing the king to give mate’
Part II
Mating Patterns with Several Pieces and/or in More than One Move
Mate with Rook + Knight
Quiz 8: Mate with Rook + Knight
Solutions to ‘Mate with Rook + Knight’
The Pin
Quiz 9: The Pin
Solutions to ‘The Pin’
Capturing ‘en passant’
Mate with Rook + Bishop
Quiz 10: Mate with Rook + Bishop
Solutions to ‘Mate with Rook + Bishop’
Pieces?
Mate with Queen + Rook
Quiz 11: Mate with Queen + Rook
Solutions to ‘Mate with Queen + Rook’
Mate with Queen against Rook
Mate with Queen + Bishop
Quiz 12: Mate with Queen + Bishop
Solutions to ‘Mate with Queen + Bishop’
Mate with Queen + Knight
Quiz 13: Mate with Queen + Knight
Solutions to ‘Mate with Queen + Knight’
Decoy, Deflection, Diversion
Mate with Bishop + Knight
Quiz 14: Mate with Bishop + Knight
Solutions to ‘Mate with Bishop + Knight’
Part III
More Exercises, Practical Advice and Other Possibilities
Mate with Miscellaneous Pieces
Look at the Entire Board!
Every Move Has Sense!
Zugzwang
How to Crack (Too) Difficult Exercises The ‘3-Circle Training’
Solutions to ‘The 3-Circle Training’
Take a Look from the Other Side
Part IV
The Great Test
Solutions to ‘The Great Test’
Additional Material and Tools
Glossary of Terms
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