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Blackburne's Mate

Blackburne's Mate

This mating pattern is called Blackburne's Mate because it was famously used by British chess player Joseph Henry Blackburne. Blackburne dominated the British scene in the late 19th century, and was nicknamed "The Black Death" (hence the icon on the card above).

The pattern involves a Knight and two Bishops attacking a weakened castled position. One of the Bishops delivers mate from a square adjacent to the opponent's King, while the other Bishop and Knight control several escape squares. In the example in the diagram above, White uses the pattern and wins with 1.Bh7#.

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