The ''ladder mate'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ago |first=Beauknowsin #chess • 3 Years |date=2017-10-26 |title=Chess Lessons for Beginners #1 -– The Ladder Checkmate! |url=https://steemit.com/chess/@beauknows/chess-lessons-for-beginners-1-the-ladder-checkmate |access-date=2020-06-05 |website=Steemit |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Checkmate 101 |website=ChessKid |url=https://www.chesskid.com/article/view/checkmate-101#:~:text=The%20first%20of%20the%20basic,king%20on%20an%20empty%20board.&text=It%20is%20often%20called%20the,rooks%20resembles%20climbing%20a%20latter. }}</ref> also known as a ''lawnmower mate'', is by far one of the most common checkmate patterns. In this mate, two major pieces (which can be two queens, two rooks or one rook and one queen) work together to push the enemy king to one side of the board.
