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What is Vukovic's Mate?

What is Vukovic's Mate?

Checkmate Patterns : Vukovic's Mate Explained

What is Vukovic's Mate?

Checkmate Patterns : Vukovic's Mate Explained

Vukovic's Mate

Knight and rook deliver checkmate with the knight controlling escape squares.

A knight covers most escape squares before a rook delivers checkmate. The checkmated king, the rook, and the knight are typically aligned in a row.



Study Checkmate is set up by checks from the rook and/or knight.Checkmate is set up by checks from the rook and/or knight.
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Atrributed to Vladimir Vukovic, a Croatian player, who discussed this pattern in his book, “The Art of Attack in Chess”.



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