Recap: Checkmate

Part of the Fundamentals section of Coddy's Chess journey. Lesson 31 of 41.

Everything from this chapter, mixed together. Three positions to read; try to name each one (mate? stalemate? just a check?) before you touch the drills.

Position one: white rook just landed on e8 against a castled black king

Position one: White just played Re8, rook to e8.

Position two: black king on h8, white queen on f7, white king on g6, Black to move

Position two: Black to move. Look carefully before you call it.

Position three: two white rooks on a8 and b7 against the black king on e8

Position three: White just played Ra8, rook to a8.

Try it yourself

Position one showed the finished back rank mate. Now deliver one yourself: White to move. Click the square where the rook gives checkmate.

Test yourself

This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.

All lessons in Fundamentals

1The Board

Meet the Board Files and Ranks Naming Squares Setting Up Recap: The Board

4The King and the Pawn

The King The Pawn Pawn Captures The First Double Step Recap: King and Pawn

7Special Moves

Castling When You Cannot Castle Promotion En Passant Recap: Special Moves

2The Sliding Pieces

The Rook The Bishop The Queen Blocked Paths Recap: Sliding Pieces

5Captures and Check

How Captures Work What Pieces Are Worth Check Three Ways Out Moves You Cannot Play Recap: Check

8Your First Game

Control the Centre Get Your Pieces Out Castle Early The Scholar's Mate Project: The Opening

3The Knight

The Knight's Jump Jumping Over Pieces Knights on the Rim Recap: The Knight

6Checkmate and Draws

Checkmate The Back Rank Mate With Two Rooks Stalemate Other DrawsRecap: Checkmate