Boden's mate

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Boden's mate

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Named after Samuel Boden, who won a game in 1853 in London against unnamed strong German amateur player R. Schulder in a spectacular fashion with this pattern following a queen sacrifice.

noun Boden's mates · Boden's Mate

A checkmate pattern in which two bishops on criss-crossing diagonals deliver mate while the king is boxed in from the other side, usually by friendly pieces.

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Deutsch	Boden-Matt

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@misc{boden_s_mate_2026,
  title = {Boden's mate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boden's%20mate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}