Pattern # 82 This technique is explained in ebook Fundamental Chess patterns, enhanced edition
The David and Goliath mate or the pawn mate is a medium common method of checkmating. Additional different patterns can be found on this page of mine:
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A pawn is the final attacking piece, but the mate can take many forms, so there is not a single pattern to remember.
But when the King is in a corner, surrounded by his own pieces, the mate is astonishing and spectacular.
See: Bird, Lapaget, Powers, Dubois, Greco, Erkel
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