The hook mate in chess: a rook down, White still mates in two with a knight check and a rook nobody can take.
A rook and knight checkmate pattern every player should know.
White to move. You’re a rook down, and the bishop on b7 attacks your knight on e4.
Your rook on e1 wants e8, but your own knight blocks the e-file.
Knight to f6, check! The file opens, and the king’s only legal move is f8.
Rook to e8 is checkmate: the knight guards the rook, and the g5 pawn guards the knight.
Every escape is gone: e7, g8 and g7 are covered, and f7 holds Black’s own pawn.
Key line: 1.Nf6+ Kf8 2.Re8#
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Pieces: cburnett set by Colin M.L. Burnett.
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Ur not a rook down because what is the black rook doing