What is Opera Mate?
Checkmate Patterns : Opera Mate Explained
Opera Mate
Bishop and rook (or queen) deliver checkmate, often with the opponent’s king trapped by its own pieces.
Opera Mate is a famous checkmate pattern named after Paul Morphy's brilliant Opera Game. The pattern involves a combination of a Queen and a Bishop (or a Rook) attacking the opposing King, with the King trapped on its original square or in the corner.
White first sacrifices the queenBoard is interactive - move a pieceWhite rook delives the checkmateBoard is interactive - move a piece
Paul Morphy used this mating pattern in the famous Opera Game in 1858, which is why its known as Opera Mate.