Checkmate Patterns — Anastasia vs Arabian?
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JPSterling
Sep 29, 2020
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#1
I’m having trouble distinguishing the difference between the Anastasia & Arabian checkmates. What is the definition difference?
Sep 29, 2020
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#2
Anastasia's mate is when a rook (or queen) delivers the checkmate down a rank or file while the knight covers the escape squares. With Arabian mate, a rook delivers the checkmate, the knight is two diagonal squares away from the king, and knight protects the rook.
Anastasia's Mate basic example.
Arabian Mate basic example.