Checkmate patterns explained

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Online Chess Lessons- Checkmate Pattern: Smothered Mate -Free Tutorial

Would you say this counts as a smothered mate? : r/chessbeginners

Study of the month: Don't bother me with smother, mate!

Smothered Mate or Not? - Chess Forums

Smothered Mate In 7!? The Blackburne Shilling Gambit

Play Magnus - The classical smothered mate! Have you ever gotten this in a tournament game? White mates in 3. #PuzzleTuesday More puzzles in our #MagnusTrainer app at

Checkmate: Smothered

ChessNetwork on X: Is this puzzle's solution better than a smothered mate? 😎#chess / X

From looking at the wiki this is not a smothered mate what would you call this? : r/chessbeginners