Openings and endgames
Rooks and queen
3 terms3 terms
View all terms
Blind swine mate
Level: BasicA mating pattern in which two coordinated rooks on the seventh rank confine the king to a two-by-two area.
Kill box mate
Level: IntermediateA queen-and-rook mating pattern that traps the king inside a three-by-three box and mates with the rook.
Triangle mate
Level: IntermediateA pattern in which the queen mates with support from a rook two squares behind it on the same file.
