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Created page with "==English== {{Chess diagram | tright | |ua| | | | |ul|ua|ur |ua|rl| | | | |kd| |rl| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Black is forced to move their king to the eighth rank, after which white can play Ra8# (rook to a8, checkmate).}} ===Alternative forms=== * {{alter|en|lawnmower mate}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}}<!--also verb?--> # {{lb|en|chess}} A chec..."
 
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|Black is forced to move their king to the eighth [[rank]], after which white can play Ra8# ([[rook]] to a8, [[checkmate]]).}}
|Black is forced to move their king to the eighth [[rank]], after which white can play Ra8# ([[rook]] to a8, [[checkmate]]).}}


Revision as of 22:04, 13 December 2021

English

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8{{{square}}} ua{{{square}}} ul{{{square}}} ua{{{square}}} ur8
7{{{square}}} ua{{{square}}} white rook{{{square}}} black king7
6{{{square}}} white rook6
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1{{{square}}} white king1
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Black is forced to move their king to the eighth rank, after which white can play Ra8# (rook to a8, checkmate).

Alternative forms

Noun

ladder mate (plural ladder mates)

  1. (chess) A checkmate pattern in which two major pieces team up to push the enemy king to one side of the board.
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