What is Anastasia's Mate?
Checkmate Patterns : Anastasia's Mate Explained
Anastasia's Mate
Knight and rook (or queen) deliver checkmate with the opponent’s king trapped by its own pieces.
Anastasia's Mate is attributed to the novel Anastasia and the Game of Chess, in which the mate appears.
Key Elements
1. The opponent’s king is trapped on one of the sides of the board (either a-file or h-file).2. A knight delivers the check after the rook or queen sacrifices themselves to hem in the opposing king.
Knight and rook deliver checkmate
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