Boden's mate (also known as 'Boden-Kieseritzky mate') is named after English chess player Samuel Boden (1826-1882) although a similar combination was demonstrated earlier by German master Lionel Kieseritzky.
The first known use of this mating pattern is attributed to Kieseritzky in the 1840s. However it became most famous after the game Schulder - Boden played in London in 1853. In this historical game Boden applied this spectacular combination.
Boden's mate remains one of the most beautiful tactical devices in chess and regularly occurs in practical games especially when the opponent's king finds itself on the edge of the board without reliable protection.