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Smothered mate Chess 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.

159 real-game puzzles in this collection

What is a smothered mate?

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.

How to spot it

A cornered king, a knight reaching f7 or f2 with check, and a queen able to force the rook onto the escape square — the pattern almost plays itself.

What this set trains

The most beautiful forced sequence in chess, and a masterclass in double check and knight geometry.

Foundation: 110Developing: 39Challenging: 9Advanced: 1
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Puzzle 0F9In

Rating 1300 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0Eu1x

Rating 1323 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckendgame
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Puzzle 01TmZ

Rating 1335 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 08Aqq

Rating 1335 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0HbQp

Rating 1346 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 09XK7

Rating 1347 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 05bKI

Rating 1374 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0A8Ka

Rating 1378 discoveredCheckdoubleChecklong
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Puzzle 0OMuG

Rating 1401 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Fi7Q

Rating 1404 discoveredCheckdoubleChecklong
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Puzzle 00wPZ

Rating 1441 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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