Mate Gallery

Checkmates with a name: back-rank, smothered, Anastasia’s, Arabian, hook, dovetail, Boden’s, double-bishop, double check, pawn, promotion, king move or castling.

Ties: board order.

Updated 28 Sept 2026, 16:38 CEST

So far

42named mates

Over 11 rounds; the most in one round, 7 in rounds 1 and 8.

Round by round

Round 1

7named mates

promotion mateWCM Ampaire Shakira UGA 17681againstOmari Tshibola Sagesse COD0
smothered mateNaziyah S.A.James GRN0againstB Yenuthi Sahanlee Perera SRI 19001
promotion mateWCM Idunn Helgadottir ISL 18691againstSophary Chea CAM0

4 more

pawn mateMakalia Fergus IVB0againstWFM Nadezhda Antonova TJK 19131
promotion mateChane-Ann Chin IVB0againstNozanin Makhmudova TJK 18581
promotion mateLena Rashad Taha Omer SUD0againstWFM Nikolina Koljevic MNE 19541
Boden’s mateGinger Jubitana CUR 15460againstWFM Arlette Guerrero Caicedo ECU 18701

Wednesday 16 September

Round 2

6named mates

dovetail mateNelly Melissa Mangalo CAF 17801againstFatoumata Tafory Fofana GUI0
promotion mateRuth Liliane Camara CIV 14491againstAnne Kershaw ISV0
pawn mateRoysha Mougal SEY0againstWCM Aida Paunescu CYP 16911

3 more

pawn mateEnsaf Muben Abdo Salmen YEM1againstIola Simmons ANT0
smothered mateWCM Nadine Rjeb TUN 18531againstDk Siti Haziqah Pg Hj Janudin BRU 16300
pawn mateWCM Kawuma Patricia UGA 18700againstWIM Ana Berke CRO 20971

Thursday 17 September

Round 3

5named mates

promotion mateIM Meri Arabidze GEO 23701againstWCM Essa Mariam UAE 17580
pawn mateIola Simmons ANT0againstVanilla Jubitana CUR1
promotion mateKaellaa Fyfield-Jones Saint Kitts and Nevis0againstFatim Maiga MLI1

2 more

pawn mateB Yenuthi Sahanlee Perera SRI 19001againstBoitumelo Sethabathaba LES 16150
promotion mateWCM Maly Inthavong LAO 15780againstWFM Jemima Paulo ANG 20231

Friday 18 September

Round 4

4named mates

pawn mateSamantha Dolly TTO 17611againstWIM Bridget Michael NGR 19250
promotion mateSamiro Mohamed Ali SOM 15041againstNasra Kamal Ibrahim COM0
pawn mateFatima Cheikh Sidiya MTN 16090againstWCM Alexandra Kaslan SUR 16911

1 more

pawn mateFatima Abou Taam LBN 16611againstVirelala Cinzia VAN 15320

Saturday 19 September

Round 5

2named mates

pawn mateWIM Sila Caglar TUR 22141againstWFM Ellen Kakulidis DEN 20880
pawn mateWFM Monika Stojkovska MKD 20801againstWCM Dalia Alsemairi KSA 18020

Sunday 20 September

Round 6

3named mates

smothered mateBambaouma Maissane COM0againstRachelle Hoareau SEY 15881
pawn mateSondos Obaid BRN 15251againstHeaven Alvarenga HON 15600
Arabian mateZeinabou Boubacar NIG0againstWCM Angelil Sisior PLW 16851

Monday 21 September

Round 7

1named mate

pawn mateJusta Mbasogo Eyama Oye GEQ 15261againstSara Mohamed SUD 14700

Wednesday 23 September

Round 8

7named mates

dovetail mateWCM Jenny Fernanda Santiago Sontay GUA 18440againstWIM Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta CRC 19631
promotion mateMuniro Hussein Ismail SOM0againstManusha Aubeeluck MRI 15341
Anastasia’s mateMin Amarawatti MYA 17501againstNsira Gassama GUI0

4 more

pawn mateAlicia Thomas ANT0againstDelrieu Lou-Anne VAN 15671
double checkEnock Mathilde VAN 14350againstAteila Bobb ANT1
pawn mateKhady Niang SEN 15101againstSophia Burch BER 15030
pawn matePontso Makhebesela LES 15190againstWIM Bridget Michael NGR 19251

Thursday 24 September

Round 9

2named mates

promotion mateNasra Kamal Ibrahim COM0againstSonia Boyle SLE1
hook mateHelvi Shuudifonya NAM 16380againstWCM Meritza Acham MRI 16601

Friday 25 September

Round 10

3named mates

pawn mateMiguelina De La Rosa Martinez DOM 17920againstFM Julia Alboredo BRA 21971
hook mateKoundou Ballama Magaram Malaram NIG0againstAhmed Houmairaou COM1
promotion mateEsther Combs GUM0againstWCM Otimile Maya BOT 18061

Saturday 26 September

Round 11

2named mates

pawn mateMay Phoo Zum MYA 15750againstWFM Mazan Emmanuela Esther Ayemou CIV 18741
Arabian mateWCM Kawuma Patricia UGA 18700againstWCM Rahaf Faqeeh PLE 16681

Sunday 27 September