Smothered Mate - Chess Tactic

Smothered Mate Wikipedia Page

In chess, a Smothered Mate is a checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because it is completely surrounded (or smothered) by its own pieces.

Smothered Mate Chess Articles

Smothered Mate - Chess.com Page w/ Examples

The Beautiful and Surprisingly Common Smothered Mate - ChessFox Article w/Examples

Smothered Mate LiChess Studies

Puzzles: Smothered Mate - 19 Chapter Study

SMOTHERED MATE - 16 Chapter Study

Smothered Mate Game Collections

Smothered Mate Examples - Lesson w/ 21 games

Mate (Smothered Mate) - 25 Games  (19 are in the Puzzles: Smothered Mate LiChess Study above)

Smothered Mate Video Lessons

Must-Know Smothered Mates in the Opening Stage | Chess Beginner Lecture - 19 min - IM Alex Astaneh

Top 3 Smothered Checkmates every Chess Player must know | Basic Checkmates | Alex Astaneh - 7 Min

Smothered Mate: Learn the Pattern | Tactics Time! - 30 Min - St.Louis Chess Club

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Smothered Mate Opening Traps

Top 4 Traps (Smothered Mate Edition) - 8 Min

Caro-Kann Trap | Smothered Mate In 6 Moves! - 4 Min

Ruy Lopez Opening Traps: Fishing Pole and Smothered Mate. Best Ideas, Gambits, Strategies, Tactics - 4 min

The famous Smothered mate trap against Queen's Gambit - 1 Min

6 Cool Opening Traps For Quick SMOTHERED Mates - 17 Min

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