Chess Major Lesson 5: Intermediate Checkmate Patterns

Chess Major Lesson 5: Intermediate Checkmate Patterns

​Opera/Morphy Mate

​The Opera/Morphy Mate is based off of a very famous game won by Paul Morphy. It involves putting your queen on d8 in a similar position to the one on the board, and allowing the king to take it.

​Opera/Morphy Mate

​Then, you play the double check Bg5, and the king moves to e8. Then, you play Rd8, and it is Morphy Mate!

​Let's Test Your Smarts!

​Let's see what you know about Morphy Mate!

Multiple Select

What are the two names for the mate we just discussed?

• Singer

• Opera

• Morphy

• Puddle

​Reti Mate

​The Reti Mate was based off of a game played by Richard Reti. It starts out exactly like the Opera/Morphy Mate, with the queen on d8 and allowing the king to take it.

​Reti Mate

​Then, instead of moving to e8, the king moves to c7, and we are ready to do the Reti Mate! Bd8 is the winning move.

​Let's Test Your Smarts!

​Let's see what you know about Reti Mate!

Multiple Choice

Who is the Reti Mate named after?

• John Reti

• Richard Reti

• Alan Reti

• Billy Reti

​Thank you!

​Thank you for learning major lesson 5 in my chess series! I can't wait to see how you do on the exam! You'll do great!