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The example shows what can happen on a crowded chess board.
What do you have to do?
Mate with one piece. Make sure the king cannot escape check by means of taking or blocking.
Checkmate with 1 piece (3)
Sometimes, you can make mate with only one piece. To do that, you need a bit of help from your opponent’s pieces. They have to block their own king from moving away. But always keep an eye on what your opponent might do. Otherwise things can go wrong.The example shows what can happen on a crowded chess board.
What do you have to do?
Mate with one piece. Make sure the king cannot escape check by means of taking or blocking.
The Black king is completely trapped by his own pieces.
White’s knight can give check on two squares. The green square is the right one. Checkmate.
This type of mate is called the smothered mate.
Did you see why giving check on the red square was wrong? Black’s bishop would capture the knight. No mate and the knight gone!
White’s knight can give check on two squares. The green square is the right one. Checkmate.
This type of mate is called the smothered mate.
Did you see why giving check on the red square was wrong? Black’s bishop would capture the knight. No mate and the knight gone!
