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}} The ''epaulette mate'' is, in its broadest definition, a [[checkmate]] where two parallel retreat squares for a [[Check (chess)|checked]] king are occupied by its own pieces, preventing its escape.{{sfn|Renaud|Kahn|p=46}} The most common epaulette mate involves the king on its {{chessgloss|back rank}}, trapped between two rooks.<ref name="about">[http://www.mark-weeks.com/aboutcom/aa03e24.htm " Checkmates with Names"], Mark Weeks, About.com: Chess</ref> The perceived visual similarity between the rooks and ''[[epaulette]]s'', ornamental shoulder pieces worn on [[military uniform]]s, gives the checkmate its name.<ref name="about"/> In a compendium of problems by [[László Polgár]], two elementary mate-in-one problems were given, with the solutions being epaulette mates.<ref name="Polgár">{{cite book |last=Polgár |first=László |title=Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games |year=1994 |publisher=Tess Press |pages=76, 87, 1042 |isbn=9781579121303}} Problem numbers 127 and 193.</ref>
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