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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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15 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

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Puzzle 0KoKF

Rating 1543 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 00pER

Rating 1571 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
challenging

Puzzle 0OZcw

Rating 1617 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
challenging

Puzzle 07faR

Rating 1619 matemateIn1middlegame
challenging

Puzzle 0Cwmh

Rating 1619 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
challenging

Puzzle 0Di6g

Rating 1759 matemateIn2middlegame
challenging

Puzzle 01bxA

Rating 1772 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckendgame
challenging

Puzzle 01oma

Rating 1985 kingsideAttacklongmate
advanced

Puzzle 0BSZ7

Rating 2171 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckkingsideAttack
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