user8666: I have heard of different types of checkmates, but don't know how to do them. What kinds are there and how can I perform them? I recently found out that there are names for different types of checkmates from How do I learn to understand the middlegame?. It mentions: 

Back Rank checkmate
Lolli’s checkmate
Epaulettes checkmate
Shepherd’s checkmate
Fool’s checkmate (fool’s mate or 2-move checkmate)
Scholar’s checkmate ( or 4-move checkmate)
Two Rooks checkmate
Mayet’s checkmate
Smothered checkmate
Anderssen’s checkmate
Pillsbury’s checkmate
The Arabian checkmate
Legal’s checkmate
Anastacia’s checkmate
Greco’s checkmate
Gueridon’s checkmate
Blackburne’s checkmate
Boden’s checkmate
Damiano’s checkmate  

Out of all of those, I think I only know of the Scholar's Checkmate, which is a four-move checkmate (I will still want to know more about that one). The answer on that question in the link only mentioned them, but didn't explain them at all. Could someone explain these checkmates to me?

user-1: There are 3 books that might interest you:

How to Beat Your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler. Don't be put off by the title! It covers 50 checkmating patterns with a quiz at the back
1001 Deadly Checkmates by John Nunn is in a similar vein to the Dad book, with a forward by Murray Chandler, but a lot more emphasis on exercises
The Art of Checkmate by Renaud and Kahn. Similar to the Dad book in naming the mates, showing examples and giving quizzes. This has been updated into algebraic notation and republished in February 2015


user7966: There aren't really different "types" of checkmates, the things you have listed are different patterns that are used to achieve checkmate.
Checkmate occurs when one player cannot play a move that can prevent their king from being captured. This signifies the end of the game.
A list of these different patterns can be found on Chess Tempo or Wikipedia. Each pattern has very good description on both websites, so you should take the time to understand exactly how they work if you are new.
In regards to how to do them, many of them are fairly complicated for new players. I'd recommend learning "basic" checkmates as white against a lone black king. Learn how to checkmate with 2 rooks, then queen+king, then rook+king, then bishop+queen. Overtime, your pattern recognition abilities will improve, and you will be able to understand the other more complicated checkmates.

8666: <p>I have heard of different types of checkmates, but don't know how to do them. What kinds are there and how can I perform them? I recently found out that there are names for different types of checkmates from <a href="https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/1103/how-do-i-learn-to-understand-the-middlegame/1104#1104">How do I learn to understand the middlegame?</a>. It mentions: </p>

<ul>
<li>Back Rank checkmate</li>
<li>Lolli’s checkmate</li>
<li>Epaulettes checkmate</li>
<li>Shepherd’s checkmate<br></li>
<li>Fool’s checkmate (fool’s mate or 2-move checkmate)<br></li>
<li>Scholar’s checkmate ( or 4-move checkmate)<br></li>
<li>Two Rooks checkmate<br></li>
<li>Mayet’s checkmate<br></li>
<li>Smothered checkmate<br></li>
<li>Anderssen’s checkmate<br></li>
<li>Pillsbury’s checkmate<br></li>
<li>The Arabian checkmate<br></li>
<li>Legal’s checkmate<br></li>
<li>Anastacia’s checkmate<br></li>
<li>Greco’s checkmate<br></li>
<li>Gueridon’s checkmate<br></li>
<li>Blackburne’s checkmate<br></li>
<li>Boden’s checkmate<br></li>
<li>Damiano’s checkmate  </li>
</ul>

<p>Out of all of those, I think I only know of the Scholar's Checkmate, which is a four-move checkmate (I will still want to know more about that one). The answer on that question in the link only mentioned them, but didn't explain them at all. Could someone explain these checkmates to me?</p>
 -1: <p>There are 3 books that might interest you:</p>

<ol>
<li><em>How to Beat Your Dad at Chess</em> by Murray Chandler. Don't be put off by the title! It covers 50 checkmating patterns with a quiz at the back</li>
<li><em>1001 Deadly Checkmates</em> by John Nunn is in a similar vein to the <em>Dad</em> book, with a forward by Murray Chandler, but a lot more emphasis on exercises</li>
<li><em>The Art of Checkmate</em> by Renaud and Kahn. Similar to the <em>Dad</em> book in naming the mates, showing examples and giving quizzes. This has been updated into algebraic notation and republished in February 2015</li>
</ol>
 7966: <p>There aren't really different "types" of checkmates, the things you have listed are different patterns that are used to achieve checkmate.</p>

<p>Checkmate occurs when one player cannot play a move that can prevent their king from being captured. This signifies the end of the game.</p>

<p>A list of these different patterns can be found on <a href="http://chesstempo.com/tactical-motifs.html" rel="nofollow">Chess Tempo</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate_pattern" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>. Each pattern has very good description on both websites, so you should take the time to understand exactly how they work if you are new.</p>

<p>In regards to how to do them, many of them are fairly complicated for new players. I'd recommend learning "basic" checkmates as white against a lone black king. Learn how to checkmate with 2 rooks, then queen+king, then rook+king, then bishop+queen. Overtime, your pattern recognition abilities will improve, and you will be able to understand the other more complicated checkmates.</p>
