epaulette mate

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epaulette mate

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noun epaulette mates · epaulet mate

A checkmate pattern in which the losing side's king is unable to escape because its two surrounding parallel flight squares are occupied by pieces of its own color. Most commonly occurs with two rooks on the back rank.

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Deutsch	Epaulettenmatt

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@misc{epaulette_mate_2026,
  title = {epaulette mate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/epaulette%20mate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}