There are a very large number of typical mates of this kind and most of them are elementary, so we shall consider only few examples. In the first position White, to move, has a choice between two typical mates:
a) 1. Bg6+ Kg8 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Qf7#
b) 1. Bf5+ Kg8 2. Be6#
In this position there are again two possible mates, depending on how Black replies
If 1. Nf6+ Kh8, then 2. Rh7# ( the so-called Arab mate, because it is recorded in Arabic manuscript of the 9th century)If 1. Nf6+ Kf8, then there follows 2. Rf7#, a mating pattern which is worth remembering.
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