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Chess960 puzzles: Boden's mate

Two bishops cross their diagonals over a king blocked by its own pieces.

Boden's mate crosses two bishop diagonals over a king blocked by its own pieces. The classic victim has castled on the queenside: its own rook and pawns have stolen the escape squares, and the bishops slash crosswise. The trigger is usually a queen sacrifice that blasts open the second diagonal. Whenever the enemy king is boxed in by its friends, ask whether both of your bishops can reach it on crossing diagonals.

61 puzzles

Mate in 1: bishop to a3
Shuffle Rating 719
Mate in 1: bishop to h2
Shuffle Rating 824
Mate in 1: bishop to g5
Shuffle Rating 885
Mate in 2: bishop to a5
Shuffle Rating 1023
Mate in 2: queen to c6
Shuffle Rating 1036
Mate in 2: bishop to b4
Shuffle Rating 1087
Mate in 2: queen to f6 (h6)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 2: pawn to f8 (g7)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 2: bishop to h6
Shuffle Rating 1090
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c5 (e3·2)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Mate in 2: knight to g6 (e7)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d8 (d3)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Mate in 2: bishop to f4 (c1)
Shuffle Rating 1317
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b6 (f2·5)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: bishop to c7 (f4·2)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to g6 (h7)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to h7 (c2·4)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to g6 (e4·5)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to a7 (c5·2)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g6 (c2·4)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: bishop to f5 (b1·2)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to d5 (e6)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 1: bishop to f1
Shuffle Rating 1403
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b5 (f1·9)
Shuffle Rating 1420

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