Week 4 worksheet: Basic mating patterns (large print)

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Lesson plan · Worksheet · Large print · Answer key · 12-week syllabus

Find the move in each picture and write it down in words (“rook takes the pawn on d7”), or in chess notation if you know it (Rxd7).

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Worked example. White to move: checkmate in 1. The king helps the queen.

Answer: Qd8#. The queen checks along the back row; the white king covers f7, g7 and h7.

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    1. White to move: checkmate in 1. The king helps the queen.

    Answer: ______________________

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    2. White to move: checkmate in 1 on the edge of the board.

    Answer: ______________________

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    3. White to move: checkmate in 1 with two rooks (the ladder).

    Answer: ______________________

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    4. White to move: checkmate in 1. The black king is boxed in by its own pieces.

    Answer: ______________________

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    5. White to move: checkmate in 1. Black just made a big mistake.

    Answer: ______________________

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    6. Black to move. Checkmate in 1. (The other side just played Kh1.)

    Answer: ______________________

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