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The Alarm

Part of the Basic Mates section of Coddy's Endgames journey. Lesson 20 of 26.

Every mate in this section ends the same way: his king has no squares. The difference between a win and a draw is one word - check. No squares and check is mate; no squares and no check is stalemate, half a point. Before every quiet move, count his squares. If the answer is zero, stop.

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Position 1 of 8
WatchA won game, thrown away. Watch.
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The starting position.
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