What is Corner Mate?
Checkmate Patterns : Corner Mate Explained
Corner Mate
Checkmate with the king trapped in the corner by its own pieces.
Corner Mate is a checkmate pattern in chess that involves trapping the opponent's king in a corner of the board and checkmating them.
A pawn blocks the last escape square, and a minor piece executing the checkmate.Board is interactive - move a piece
The typical setup involves having a dominating position of player's pieces over the opponent's pieces. One of the most common implementations of a corner mate involves the use of a queen and a knight or a rook and a bishop/knight.