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Checkmate pattern

In chess literature, certain recognizable or studied arrangements of pieces that deliver checkmate, termed checkmate patterns, have been given specific names. The diagrams that follow show these checkmates with White checkmating Black.

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Article summary

In chess literature, certain recognizable or studied arrangements of pieces that deliver checkmate, termed checkmate patterns, have been given specific names. The diagrams that follow show these checkmates with White checkmating Black.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1512 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1766 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1512". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1766". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374597256

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