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The “back rank mate” is one of the first checkmating patterns we learn as chess players. In today’s game, Francisco Anchondo plays an exquisite variation on this simple theme that is enjoyable for master and novice alike.
[Event “Casual Blitz game”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “2022.01.24”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Francisco Anchondo”]
[WhiteElo “?”]
[Black “n.n.”]
[BlackElo “?”]
[Result “1-0”]
1.e4 d5 2.d4 c6 3.Nc3 a6 4.Nf3 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bg4 6.Bc4 e6 7.c3 Nf6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.Qe2 Bxe4 13.Qxe4 Nd7 14.O-O-O Qa5 15.Kb1 Nb6 16.Bb3 Nd5 17.c4 Nc7 18.d5 cxd5 19.cxd5 Qb6 20.g5 Bd8 21.dxe6 Nxe6 22.Rhe1 O-O 23.g6 Nc5 24.gxf7+ Kh8 25.Qe8 Bf6 26.Qxa8 Bd8 27.Qxd8 Qxd8 28.Rxd8 1-0