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Oscar's avatar

I wonder how would Checkmate! (Koltanowski & Finkelstein) compare with How to beat your dad or Checkmate patterns.

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Jul 23, 2025
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Nick Visel's avatar

Julian,

I remember that in many cases the mate isn’t forced, but that the resulting position after avoiding the mate is so up material that the losing side may as well resign.