Rook & Bishop mate

Pattern # 4 This technique is explained in ebook Fundamental Chess Patterns and Encyclopedia of Chess Patterns

It uses a Bishop and a Rook working together to trap the enemy King.

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Event: Wertheim mem
Site: New York
Round: 6
Date: 1951.06.13

White: Samuel Reshevsky
Black: George Shainswit
Result: 1-0

Side to move: white
Last move: 28... exd3  variations:
Next move: 29. Rxg7  variations:

Move comment:


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 a6 7. b3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. h3 Rac8 13. Ba1 Bb4 14. Ne5 c5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. dxc5 dxc4 17. bxc4 Bxc5 18. Qb2 Nf6 19. Qb3 Qc6 20. Bf3 Qc7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Na4 Qc6 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Rc1 e5 25. f4 Ne4 26. Qd3 Ng3 27. Rf3 e4 28. Rxg3 exd3 29. Rxg7 Kh8 30. Rxf7 Kg8 31. Rg7 Kh8 32. Rg3