Smothered mate

in #chess • 3 years ago

When a knight checkmates a king, which is surrounded by its own pieces, it's called a smothered mate. One famous type of smothered mate involves a double check, followed by a queen sacrifice to force checkmate.

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American master Paul Morphy spots a forced smothered mate combination. Can you find a knight move that forces the Black king to b8?

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If Black moved the king to d8, Qd7 was checkmate, so Black moved to b8. Do you see the smothered mate pattern? Play the next move!

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Black's king is forced on the same diagonal as White's queen. It's time for a double check!

A fantastic double check forces Black's king to b8. Let's set up the smothered mate!

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Exactly! Black's pieces are smothering the king - deliver checkmate!

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#check #checkmate #defender #tactics
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