suffocation mate

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English[edit]

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8{{{square}}} black rook{{{square}}} black king8
7{{{square}}} white knight{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn7
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3{{{square}}} white bishop3
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An archetypal suffocation mate

Noun[edit]

suffocation mate (plural suffocation mates)

  1. (chess) A checkmate pattern in which a bishop "suffocates" the enemy king (by taking away its flight squares), while a knight delivers checkmate.
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