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Boden's mate

Boden's mate noun: a checkmate pattern in which two bishops on criss-crossing diagonals deliver mate while the king is boxed in from the other side, usually by friendly pieces.

Noun

Boden's mate (plural Boden's mates)

  1. A checkmate pattern in which two bishops on criss-crossing diagonals deliver mate while the king is boxed in from the other side, usually by friendly pieces.

Forms of Boden's mate

pluralBoden's mates
alternative formBoden's Mate

Origin of Boden's mate

Named after Samuel Boden, who won a game in 1853 in London against unnamed strong German amateur player R. Schulder in a spectacular fashion with this pattern following a queen sacrifice.

Questions about Boden's mate

What does Boden's mate mean?
Boden's mate means a checkmate pattern in which two bishops on criss-crossing diagonals deliver mate while the king is boxed in from the other side, usually by friendly pieces.
What part of speech is Boden's mate?
Boden's mate is a noun.
What is the plural of Boden's mate?
The plural of Boden's mate is Boden's mates.

Words near Boden's mate in the dictionary

  1. Bodells
  2. Bodelwyddan
  3. bodement
  4. bodements
  5. Boden
  6. Boden's mate
  7. bodenaponeurosis
  8. Bodenbach
  9. bodenbenderite
  10. Bodenhamer
  11. Bodenhamers

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