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Checkmate, the ultimate goal!

Study the various checkmate positions here and you will understand how it looks like when the king gets checkmated.

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Black's king is attacked but can't move out. Look how strong the bishops are. Black's K is attacked, but he can't get out, as he is blocked by his own pieces.
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White's K is mate as he cannot move. yes, White is lost, if you open the lines to your King this can happen.
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Black has lost, the K can't move, looks funny, doesn't it? Black is already finished before he even started...
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White has an unprotected first rank and is mate. Black is finished, a quite unusual position.
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White King cannot get out to escape the check of the rook. The first rank was weak. The White K is attacked but can't get out.
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quite interesting The pawn can't capture the queen as it is pinned by the bishop.


This is beautiful, isn't it?

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