Originally posted by watchyourbackrankSorry; it's not a smothered mate unless the Rook (or other piece) is on g8 (or g1) and the King is on h8 (or h1).
I reached this positon in a recent game
[fen]rnb2r1k/2qp1Npp/p4p2/2p2N2/4Pp2/1B1P4/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 2 15[/fen]
having just given the check on f7 I was waiting in anticipation for Kg8 allowing me a beautiful and rare smothered mate Ne7#
Unfortunately my opponent resigned instead of moving Kg8 (or the rather boring Rxf7)
Originally posted by no1marauderNot really,that is just the most well known smothered mate.But that's not the only pattern.
Sorry; it's not a smothered mate unless the Rook (or other piece) is on g8 (or g1) and the King is on h8 (or h1).
Definition from the art of the checkmate:
"A smothered mate is one in which the king is deprived of all its flight squares by its own pieces or pawns.It is delivered by a knight"
Below positions are all smothered mates:
toet.
Originally posted by watchyourbackrankWhat happens if he does do RxF7?
I reached this positon in a recent game
[fen]rnb2r1k/2qp1Npp/p4p2/2p2N2/4Pp2/1B1P4/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 2 15[/fen]
having just given the check on f7 I was waiting in anticipation for Kg8 allowing me a beautiful and rare smothered mate Ne7#
Unfortunately my opponent resigned instead of moving Kg8 (or the rather boring Rxf7)
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There have been over 7,700 Knight mate in the 1400 DB,
A lot have come from the Shilling Gambit trap.
This is one of the longest games I could find with a pure smothered mate.
Russ(!) Gordon v Joe Kelly. RHP 2010
These two have played each over 40 times, this was one of the few that
ended in a mate.
For the record.
7,260+ Bishop Mates
83,020+ Queen Mates
37,950 + Rook Mates
6,077 + Pawn mates
60+ King mates (either by castling or moving giving a discovered checkmate).
this is one of the shortest.
mushypeas - hnjm. RHP 2009
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Originally posted by toeternitoe😳
Not really,that is just the most well known smothered mate.But that's not the only pattern.
Definition from the art of the checkmate:
"A smothered mate is one in which the king is deprived of all its flight squares by its own pieces or pawns.It is delivered by a knight"
Below positions are all smothered mates:
[fen]5nkr/4Nppp/8/8/8/8/8/4K3 b - - ...[text shortened]... [/fen]
[fen]r2qkb1r/pp1npppp/2pN1n2/5bN1/8/8/PPPPQPPP/R1B1KB1R b KQkq - 0 6[/fen]
toet.
I stand corrected. I should have known that as I play the Budapest and there is a common smothered mate trap in it. 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5 3 dxe5 Ng4 4Bf4 Bb4+ 5 Nd2 Nc6 6 Nf3 Qe7 7 a3 Ngxe5 8 axb4 Nd3 Mate.
EDIT: I've had a smothered mate here: http://www.redhotpawn.com/gameanalysis/boardhistory.php?gameid=1267780
Originally posted by toeternitoeThat's a narrow defintion in my opinion. The following looks to me like smothered mate as well
Definition from the art of the checkmate:
"A smothered mate is one in which the king is deprived of all its flight squares by its own pieces or pawns.It is delivered by a knight"