What is Vukovic's Mate?
Checkmate Patterns : Vukovic's Mate Explained
What is Vukovic's Mate?
Checkmate Patterns : Vukovic's Mate Explained
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. Atrributed to Vladimir Vukovic, a Croatian player, who discussed this pattern in his book, “The Art of Attack in Chess”.