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Box Mate

Box Mate

This mating pattern is called the Box Mate because it is delivered by a Rook that gradually pushes the opponent's King to a corner, enclosing it in a "box" that gets smaller and smaller. The term is sometimes also used for the technique in which the Rook pushes the King not to the corner but to the edge of the board, delivering mate with the two Kings in opposition.

In the example shown in the diagram above, White's Rook and King have worked together to force the opponent's King first to the edge of the board and then into the corner, allowing the Rook to deliver the final blow with 1.Rh6#.

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