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GM Miguel Illescas and the Internet Chess Club present:Top 10 Checkmate Pa ernsGM Miguel Illescas doesn't need a presentation, but we're talking about one of themost in uential chess players in the last decades, especially in Spain, just to put thingsin the right perspectivett!.flMiguel, so far, has won the Spanish national championship of 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001,2004, 2005, 2007, and 2010. In team competitions, he has represented his country atmany Olympiads, from 1986 onwards, and won an individual bronze medal at Turin in2006. Miguel won international tournaments too, such as Las Palmas 1987 and 1988,Oviedo 1991, Pamplona 1991/92, 2nd at Leon 1992 (after Boris Gulko), 3rd atChalkidiki 1992 (after Vladimir Kramnik and Joel Lautier), Lisbon Zonal 1993, and 2ndat Wijk aan Zee 1993 (after Anatoly Karpov). He kept winning during the latter part ofthe nineties, including Linares (MEX) 1994, Linares (ESP) Zonal 1995, Madrid 1996,and Pamplona 1997/98. Some Palmares

The ultimate goal of a chess player is to checkmate the opponent. We know that –especially at the higher level – it's rare to see someone get checkmated over theboard, but when it happens, there is a sense of ful llment that only a checkmate cangiveTo learn how to checkmate an opponent is not an easy task, though. Checkmating isprobably the only phase of the game that can be associated with mathematics. Mathsand checkmating have one crucial thing in common: patternsGM Miguel is not going to show us a long list of checkmate examples: the seriesintends to teach patterns. Knowing the patterns that lead to the ultimate chess result isfundamental in the process of becoming a strong "checkmater"The series is thought to be useful for players whose rating is in the 1400-2000 range,but every chess player can enjoy these videosThis is a guide that comes with the video course "Top 10Checkmate Patterns.!!fi.".To watch the videos, click HERE.

Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel IllescasVideo 1 – Checkmates in the OpeningIs it possible to get checkmated in TWO moves? Yes, it is! The "fool" mate is the mostfamous example of checkmate in the opening. Of course, nobody will fall for such atrick unless perhaps they're playing bullet. In this rst chapter, with excellent examplesfrom real games, GM Miguel shows you checkmates in the early phase of the gamefittand explains the patterns that one must learn to avoid falling for these opening traps.

Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel IllescasVideo 2-3 – Back Rank MatesIn video 2, GM Illescas talks about one of the most frequent chess game situations: theback rank mate. The back rank is always a "problem" to be dealt with, and often it isalready there in the middlegame! It's crucial to know the right patterns and to be able tospot when the opponent's King is exposed to weaknesses on the 8th rank. Video 3 is.fittdedicated to the exercises proposed by our GM to x what you've learned in video 2

Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel IllescasVideo 4-5 – Lucerna's MateHere we have one of the most famous checkmate patterns: the Lucena Mate. It's oftenreferred to as "smothered mate" because the Knight gives the nal blow to the enemy's.fittKing, trapped by its own defenders. Video 5 is dedicated to exercises

Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel IllescasVideo 6-7 – Rook and Bishop MatesVideos 6 and 7 tackle a slightly more dif cult checkmate pattern: rook and bishopcollaborate to checkmate the opponent's King. It's o always simple to recognize theright pattern to create the conditions in which our rook bishop can checkmate theopponent's King. GM Miguel, with brilliant examples, teaches us how to take.fifittadvantage of common con gurations that arise during a game

Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel IllescasVideos 8-9 – Rook and Knight MatesMating with Rook and Knight happens a bit less often than mating with Rook andBishop. Nonetheless, it's crucial to know and recognize the game's patterns andchances to practice this fantastic checkmate. As usual, while watching this video, payattention to how GM Illescas illustrates the examples to make yours the thought.ttprocesses that lead to the correct execution of the combinations

Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel IllescasVideos 10 and 11 – h le MatesIt's always good when we can open the h le. We feel that the open h le may lead toan attack, as we remove one of the fundamental King's defenders (namely, the pawn inh6). Sometimes we're even ready to sac a piece to free the way to a deadly attack onthe open h le! And all our available pieces can participate in the nal assault to theKing. With some impressive and instructive examples, GM Miguel illustrates how totake advantage of the open h le and recognize the right moment to unleash ourfififififittfi.attack

Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel IllescasVideo 12-13 – Long diagonal Checkmates.Getting the long diagonal under control is one of the rst things we learn when we startto understand our beloved game's basics. The long diagonal(s), when dominated by aBishop or by Her Majesty, the Queen, can determine the victory when used the rightway. In this episode of the series, GM Illescas illustrates how to occupy the longdiagonal and then use our dominance over it to conduct our forces to the nal victoryfifi!ttby checkmating the opponent's King

Videos 14 and 15 – Mate with Qh7Getting your Queen in h7 (if you're playing with the white pieces), supported by a pieceor a pawn, usually leads to checkmateObviously, it's not THAT easy to realize something like what you see in the abovepicture. It may take time and maneuvering, sometimes even a piece sac. But if you canrecognize the patterns, and with this knowledge, bring your Queen in the crucial h7square, you're most probably on the right path to checkmate your opponent's King!Watch the videos and learn how to recognize the right moment to use this fantastic.ttweapon.Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel Illescas

Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel IllescasVideos 16-17 – Mate with Qg7Here we have one of the most common checkmate con gurations. Yet, it's not alwayseasy to spot the right pattern that leads to a situation like this. Often we need a seriesof forced moves to create the conditions to unleash the decisive attack. And, guesswhat? We need to be able to recognize PATTERNS. Yes, it's always a matter ofpatterns; we know that after this long journey thru 10 top checkmates patterns! Withsome elegant and clear examples, GM Miguel shows you how to get your Queen tofi.ttforce her way to the ultimate checkmate square: g7

Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel IllescasVideos 18 – Checkmate Fes valThe last video of this fantastic series is a "recap": GM Miguel shows us all that he's!tittbeen teaching during the previous videos by using famous games. Enjoy

Top 10 Checkmate Pa erns by GM Miguel Illescas Videos 8-9 - Rook and Knight Mates Mating with Rook and Knight happens a bit less often than mating with Rook and Bishop. Nonetheless, it's crucial to know and recognize the game's patterns and chances to practice this fantastic checkmate. As usual, while watching this video, pay

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