151 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a epaulette mate?
The king stands mated between its own rooks — the “epaulettes” — which occupy both escape squares. A queen delivers the blow from directly in front.
How to spot it
When enemy pieces crowd both sides of their king, a frontal queen check may be mate on the spot. Count the blocked squares before dismissing the check.
What this set trains
Teaches a counter-intuitive truth: the defender’s own pieces are often the mating net.
Foundation: 91Developing: 40Challenging: 13Advanced: 7
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deflectionendgameepauletteMate
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discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckendgame
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attractionepauletteMatelong
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discoveredCheckdoubleCheckepauletteMate
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epauletteMatemastermasterVsMaster
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Rating 1571
epauletteMatematemateIn2
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epauletteMatemastermate
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Rating 1615
clearanceepauletteMatemate
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Rating 1647
epauletteMatematemateIn1
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Rating 1669
attractiondiscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
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Rating 1706
attractionendgameepauletteMate
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Rating 1749
epauletteMatematemateIn2
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Rating 1821
endgameepauletteMatelong
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epauletteMatematemateIn4
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Rating 1915
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Rating 1928
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Rating 1935
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