Boden's mate

Boden's mate uses two bishops on crossing diagonals. The king is mated on the back rank or the edge, often blocked by its own pieces, while each bishop covers the squares the other does not.

The pattern shows up when the king is stuck between its own pieces and both of your bishops have open diagonals into the corner area.

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Puzzle rating 798 · played 1,932 times in the source set

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