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What is Mayet's Mate?

What is Mayet's Mate?

Checkmate Patterns : Mayet's Mate Explained

What is Mayet's Mate?

Checkmate Patterns : Mayet's Mate Explained

Mayet's Mate

A rook delivers checkmate along an open file, supported by a bishop on a long diagonal.

Mayet's Mate features a rook delivering checkmate along an open file, supported by a bishop controlling a diagonal that covers the king's escape squares. Named after the 19th-century German chess player Carl Mayet. It is a variation of Anderssen's Mate and closely resembles the Opera Mate.

Study Rook attacking the black king supported by a bishopRook attacking the black king supported by a bishop
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