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'''Epaulette''' or '''epaulet mate''' is, in its broadest definition, a [[checkmate]] where two parallel retreat squares for a [[Check ( |
'''Epaulette''' or '''epaulet mate''' is, in its broadest definition, a [[checkmate]] where two parallel retreat squares for a [[Check (Chess)|checked]] [[King (chess)|king]] are occupied by his own pieces, preventing his escape. The most common Epaulette mate involves the king on his back rank, trapped between two [[Rook (chess)|rooks]].<ref name="about">[http://chess.about.com/library/weekly/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, give the checkmate its name.<ref name="about"/> |
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==Example games== |
==Example games== |
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*[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1235478 Van Wely–Morozevich, Wijk aan Zee 2001]; [[Loek Van Wely]] is forced to resign after blundering into an unavoidable Epaulette mate against [[Alexander Morozevich]].<ref name="vanwely">[http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess2/diary_5.htm "Kasparov makes same mistake twice and lives"], [[Tim Krabbé]], Open chess diary 88, [[January 16]] [[2001]]</ref> |
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*[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1272702 Carlsen–Ernst, Wijk aan Zee 2004]; a twelve year old [[Magnus Carlsen]] achieves an unusual "sideways" Epaulette mate against Sipke Ernst on his way to winning the C Group at the [[Corus chess tournament]] in 2004.<ref name="carlsen"> |
*[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1272702 Carlsen–Ernst, Wijk aan Zee 2004]; a twelve year old [[Magnus Carlsen]] achieves an unusual "sideways" Epaulette mate against Sipke Ernst on his way to winning the C Group at the [[Corus chess tournament]] in 2004.<ref name="carlsen">[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1447 "The Mozart of Chess"], Mathias Berntsen, Chessbase.com, [[January 27]] [[2004]]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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An archetypal Epaulette mate.
Epaulette or epaulet mate is, in its broadest definition, a checkmate where two parallel retreat squares for a checked king are occupied by his own pieces, preventing his escape. The most common Epaulette mate involves the king on his back rank, trapped between two rooks.[1] The perceived visual similarity between the rooks and epaulettes, ornamental shoulder pieces worn on military uniforms, give the checkmate its name.[1]
Example games
- Van Wely–Morozevich, Wijk aan Zee 2001; Loek Van Wely is forced to resign after blundering into an unavoidable Epaulette mate against Alexander Morozevich.[2]
- Carlsen–Ernst, Wijk aan Zee 2004; a twelve year old Magnus Carlsen achieves an unusual "sideways" Epaulette mate against Sipke Ernst on his way to winning the C Group at the Corus chess tournament in 2004.[3]
References
- ^ a b " Checkmates with Names", Mark Weeks, About.com: Chess
- ^ "Kasparov makes same mistake twice and lives", Tim Krabbé, Open chess diary 88, January 16 2001
- ^ "The Mozart of Chess", Mathias Berntsen, Chessbase.com, January 27 2004
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