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Printable Smothered mate Puzzles

Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.

Printable worksheet

12 smothered mate puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key

A lone knight mates a king completely boxed in by its own pieces. The classic finish sacrifices the queen on g8 or g1 to force the final self-blockade.

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Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.