Floor matt
London, 1853
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The floor mat is a special combination in chess in which the bishop pair the king of the opponent for a victim of the Lady checkmate . This combination got its name from Samuel Boden , an English chess player of the 19th century. In German usage, other terms are also used for this classic matt twist (including Kreuzmatt ).
The diagram shows the position from a game of R. Schulder - S. Boden. It followed:
- 13. 0-0-0? d6 – d5!
With long castling , White ignores the strong position of the f5 bishop. This allows Black to tactically enforce d6 – d5, because after the opening of the diagonal a3 – f8, the double threat of d5xc4 and Qf6xc3 can no longer be parried.
- 14. Bc4xd5? Qf6xc3 +!
The forcible opening of the diagonal a3 – c1 immediately decides the game.
- 15. b2xc3 Bf8 – a3 #
One of the most famous games with this mate combination is the Peruvian Immortals .
history
This mate picture has not only been known since this game. The composer and musician Robert Schumann noted a total of ten chess positions at the end of his Leipzig book of life, one of which ends with this matte picture (but without prior opening of the line).
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Schumann: Leipziger Lebensbuch (diary) 1831–1838, p. 163ff., Robert-Schumann-Haus Zwickau, archive no. 4871, VII, A, a, 4-A3.