sports dictionary Chess - LEGAL CHECKMATE
Chess LEGAL CHECKMATE a checkmate design that involves the sacrifice of a queen and the declaration of checkmate with three light pieces (the scheme of this design is: 1. e4 e5 2. Kf3 d6 3. Cc4 Cg4 4. Kc3 h6 5. K: e5! C: d1?? 6. C: f7+ Kpe7 7. Kd5x). The name of the mat comes from the name of Kermur Cyr De Legal, who first performed this mat in a practical game against the Chevalier Saint-Brie (1787, Paris, cafe "Regance"). However, Legals move To: e5 was made with a black knight on c6, and Saint-Brie could win a piece simply by taking the knight on e5 (and not get checkmate after taking the queen on d1).