Openings and endgames
Mates involving pawns
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Pawn mate
Level: BasicA checkmate in which a pawn is the piece that gives the final attack on the king.
Damiano's mate
Level: IntermediateA mating pattern in which a queen supported by an advanced pawn checkmates a confined king at close range.
Lolli's mate
Level: IntermediateA pattern in which a queen enters beside a king sheltered by its pawns and delivers mate with support from a deeply advanced pawn.
Anderssen's mate
Level: IntermediateA pattern in which a rook attacks the king on the board's last row with no legal reply, diagonally supported by a protected advanced pawn.