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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 {{chessgloss|[[flight square}}]]. The second diagram shows the final position after checkmate. In the book ''[[My System]]'', Nimzowitsch refers to this type of mate as: "The seventh rank, absolute."
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