💀 Checkmate Patterns

💀 Opera Mate

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The Bishop-Rook Team

Opera Mate is a beautiful checkmate where a Bishop and Rook team up: the Rook delivers check on the back rank, and the Bishop controls the diagonal escape route. Named after Paul Morphy's famous "Opera Game" (1858).

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Lesson: 💀 Opera Mate