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==Blackburne's mate==
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|An archetypal Blackburne's mate}}
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|An alternative version of Blackburne's mate}}
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''Blackburne's mate'' is named for [[Joseph Henry Blackburne]] and is a rare method of checkmating. The checkmate utilizes enemy pieces (typically a rook) and/or the edge of the board, together with a friendly knight, to confine the enemy king's sideways escape, while a friendly bishop pair takes the remaining two diagonals off from the enemy king.{{sfn|Renaud|Kahn|p=94}} Threatening Blackburne's mate, which sometimes goes in conjunction with a queen sacrifice, can be used to weaken Black's position.
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