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Boden's Mate

empty This mating pattern and mating net is a variation on the two Bishop mate. The basic elements are:
  • the opposing King castled to the Queenside;
  • two opposing pieces which block the opposing King's escape to the d file;
  • a Bishop that takes away the King's escape to the b and c files;
  • a Bishop that checkmates along the short diagonal from the a file.
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empty Bodens's Mate-Barebones Mating Position

DIAGRAM BNM-1A

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empty DIAGRAM BNM-1B - Game Example

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1...Qxc3+ 2.bxc3 Ba3#

0-1   Macdonell-Boden, 1869

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