💀 Checkmate Patterns
💀 Ladder Mate
3 steps
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Climbing the Ladder
Ladder Mate (or Staircase Mate) is when two Rooks (or a Rook and Queen) push the King up the board rank by rank, like climbing a ladder. Each piece checks on alternating ranks until the King reaches the edge — checkmate!
Lesson: 💀 Ladder Mate