Mad Morphy and the Pillsbury Doughboy Part 1
Mad Morphy and the Pillsbury Doughboy Mating Patterns Part 1...by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl)Hi chessers! Today we are going to see two bishop and rook checkmate patterns from two great players: Paul Morphy (the first unofficial World Champion, from U.S.!) and Harry Pillsbury.
Morphy 
Pillsbury
In Morphy's Mate, you use the tactic, discovered check, to make checkmate.
The rook guards the g file and the king is lost in his castle. Any rook move along the g file will work for the discovered check. Even g6!
Now you try. And be careful, this is NOT a mate in two. Something can block... It's a mate in five!
Again, any rook move along the g file will work. Notice how the rook has to eliminate the pawn on f7 first though. This prevents it from blocking the bishop's final check.
Pillsbury's Mate is very similar: You still want to use your rook to guard the g file; and you still want the bishop to attack the long diagonal. Here is what it looks like:
Look famililar? These two mates have a lot in common. The next puzzle could be considered Morphy or Pillsbury. Which do you think? Remember to try forcing moves like checks, threats, or captures.