The Hook Mate
Part of the Checkmate Patterns I section of Coddy's Tactics & Checkmates journey. Lesson 22 of 40.
Four pieces make this one: your rook lands beside his king, your knight guards the rook, your pawn guards the knight, and his own pawn seals the last door. No link in the chain can be taken. That is the hook mate.
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The starting position.
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