Recap: Hook and Anastasia
Part of the Checkmate Patterns I section of Coddy's Tactics & Checkmates journey. Lesson 25 of 40.
Ten kings, most of them stuck beside an open file. Ask the same three questions every time: which squares does his own army block, which does my knight own, and where can my rook land safely?
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PlayBlack to move. No knight needed. Mate in one.
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5Hook and Anastasia
Anastasia's MateThe Hook MatePull Him onto the FilePuzzles: Hook and AnastasiaRecap: Hook and Anastasia