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The ''bishop and knight'' mate is one of the four [[Basic checkmate|basic checkmates]] and occurs when the king works together with a bishop and knight to {{chessgloss|forced move|force}} the opponent king to the corner of the board. The bishop and knight endgame can be difficult to master: some positions may require up to 34 moves
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In the first diagrammed position, the rooks on White's 7th rank can start on any two files from ''a'' to ''e'', and although black pawns are commonly present as shown, they are not necessary to deliver the mate. The f8-rook is necessary to stop the king from escaping if the attacking side does not already have a piece controlling that
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''[[Smothered mate]]'' is a common method of checkmating. It occurs when a knight checkmates a king that is smothered (surrounded) by his friendly pieces and he has nowhere to move nor is there any way to capture the knight.{{sfn|Renaud|Kahn|1962|p=35}} One common checkmating pattern finishing with a smothered mate is known as ''Philidor's Legacy'' after [[François-André Danican Philidor]], though its documentation predates Philidor by several hundred years.<ref name="Golladay2007">{{cite book|author=Sonja Musser Golladay|title=Los Libros de Acedrex Dados E Tablas: Historical, Artistic and Metaphysical Dimensions of Alfonso X's "Book of Games".|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aImR3uIw0kwC&pg=PA278|year=2007|isbn=978-0-549-27434-6|pages=278–}}</ref>
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Stamma's mate (named for [[Philipp Stamma]]) is a rare endgame pattern in which a player is able to force mate with only a king and knight, due to the opponent's king being trapped in front of an advanced rook's pawn.
In the diagram, White to move wins:<ref>{{harvnb|Emms|2004|p=122}}</ref>
: '''1. Nb4+ Ka1'''
: '''2. Kc1 a2'''
: '''3. Nc2#'''
White also wins if Black is to move first:
: '''1... Ka1'''
: '''2. Nc1 a2'''
: '''3. Nb3#'''
==Suffocation mate==
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''Vuković’s mate'' is a mate involving a protected rook which delivers checkmate to the king at the edge of the board, while a knight covers the remaining escape squares of the king. The rook is usually protected with either the king or a pawn.<ref name="Vuković">[https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1030348] Chess Games, Vuković Mate Examples</ref>
This pattern was famously used by
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*[[Fool's mate]]
*[[Scholar's mate]]
▲*[[Stamma's mate]]
==References==
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|url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofch00schi
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*{{cite book
|last = Emms
|first = John
|author-link = John Emms (chessmaster)
|year = 2004
|title = Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames
|publisher = [[Everyman Chess]]
|isbn= 1-85744-359-4
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