smothered mate

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English[edit]

The end result of Philidor's Mate: 1. Qg8+ Rxg8 2. Nh6f7#

Alternative forms[edit]

smother mate

Noun[edit]

smothered mate (plural smothered mates)

(chess) A checkmate, delivered by a knight, in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered) by his own pieces.

Translations[edit]

Translations

Esperanto: sufokmato (eo)
Finnish: pussimatti (fi)
German: Erstickungsmatt n, ersticktes Matt (de) n, Stickmatt n
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: kvävmatt (sv) c

Further reading[edit]

smothered mate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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