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  2. Moritz Retzsch - Wikipedia

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    Die Schachspieler (The Chess Players) Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch (December 9, 1779 – June 11, 1857) was a German painter, draughtsman, and etcher.. Retzsch was born in the Saxon capital Dresden.

  3. Scholar's mate - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the text "one houſe" describing the first move (advancing one square) may have been a mistake. During the eighth round of the World Rapid Chess Championship 2023 , Surya Shekhar Ganguly as white was checkmated in 8 moves by Mukhiddin Madaminov in a Scotch Game that ended in a scholar's mate pattern.

  4. Checkmate pattern - Wikipedia

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    The ladder mate, [17] [18] also known as a lawnmower mate, is by far one of the most common checkmate patterns. In this mate, two major pieces (which can be two queens, two rooks or one rook and one queen) work together to push the enemy king to one side of the board.

  5. Chess in the arts - Wikipedia

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    Another Duchamp painting from the following year again depicts his brothers at the chess table. [19] Duchamp wrote a book titled Opposition and Sister Squares Are Reconciled which was published in 1932. [20] Man Ray and Duchamp are seen playing chess in René Clair's film Entr'acte. [21] A book titled Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess was ...

  6. Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and A24 to Produce ‘Checkmate ...

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    Following the success of “The Curse,” Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and A24 are teaming up again to take on the cutthroat world of chess. The studio has won the rights to the hot feature package ...

  7. Tsume shogi - Wikipedia

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    Tsume problems are considered very good training for playing shogi. They teach not only how to effectively checkmate the king but also to predict moves and plan out a long series of moves before achieving a goal. There are many websites and books dedicated to tsume problems for this purpose.

  8. Légal Trap - Wikipedia

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    There are a number of ways the trap can arise; the one below shows a natural move sequence from a simultaneous exhibition in Paris. André Cheron, one of France's leading players, won with the trap as White against Jeanlose: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6. The Semi-Italian Opening. 4. Nc3 Bg4?! Black pins the knight in the fight over the center ...

  9. Smothered mate - Wikipedia

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    Philidor's mate, also known as Philidor's legacy, is a checkmating pattern that ends in smothered mate. This method involves checking with the knight forcing the king out of the corner of the board, moving the knight away to deliver a double check from the queen and knight, sacrificing the queen to force the rook next to the king, and mating with the knight.