The end result of Philidor's mate: 1.Qg8+ Rxg8 2.Nf7#
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, which a knight can jump over.
The mate is usually seen in a corner of the board, since only three pieces are needed to surround the king there, less than anywhere else. The most common form of smothered mate is seen in the adjacent diagram. The knight on f7 delivers mate to the king on h8, which is prevented from escaping the check by the rook on g8 and the pawns on g7 and h7. Similarly, White can be mated with the white king on h1 and the knight on f2. Analogous mates on a1 and a8 are rarer because kingside castling is more common than queenside castling and brings the king closer to the corner.
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that makes a smotheredmate possible. Philidor's mate, also known as Philidor's legacy, is a checkmating pattern that ends in smotheredmate. This method...
.e5.) A smotheredmate is a checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because it is surrounded (or smothered) by its own...
The mate is delivered by the rook along the edge rank or file, and escape towards the centre of the board is blocked by the king. Smotheredmate is a...
consolidate. smotheredmate A checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to escape because it is surrounded (or "smothered") by its...
obvious 5.Nxf7?? loses to 5...Qxg2, for example 6.Rf1 Qxe4+ 7.Be2 Nf3#, a smotheredmate. This trap is what gives the line its name; the great English master...
in a simple mating attack on f7 (or f2 if Black is performing the mate). Smotheredmate – checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable...
sacrifice in order to secure mate following White's forced move. When mate is given, it is a smotheredmate, in which the mated king is unable to move because...
than a queen if a particular angle is required for a mating attack, such as certain smotheredmates. The humble pawn becomes more and more valuable the...
and NN, for the Latin nomen nescio. Among his games were the first smotheredmate: NN vs. Greco, 1620 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.Re1 0-0...
king on a march to White's first rank where it was mated. Philidor's Legacy refers to a smotheredmate involving a queen sacrifice. In a whirlwind of tactics...
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a2–g8 diagonal. After 2.Qg8+ Rxg8 (only move), White has a classic smotheredmate with 3.Nf7#, utilizing the f7 square vacated by the clearance sacrifice...
Such a formation in the middlegame often produces deadly threats of smotheredmates, while in the endgame, as in the diagram, Red's cannon cannot be chased...
Nd4 After the natural 4.Nxe5!?, Black wins material with 4...Qg5! Now the obvious 5.Nxf7?? loses to 5...Qxg2 6.Rf1 Qxe4+ 7.Be2 Nf3#, a smotheredmate....
sometimes found in chess problems. A double check is a part of the smotheredmate pattern known as Philidor's legacy. Réti vs. Tartakower, 1910 Aron Nimzowitsch...
immediate mate can only be achieved through decisive surrendering of material. For example, 30...Re8 allows 31.Qd5 or 31.Qc4, threatening a smotheredmate with...
The f-pawns are also not defended in the opening array, and in fact smotheredmate would result if it were captured by a knight, although this possibility...
snicker, an "imitative" English word with Scottish roots that indicates a "smothered laugh", and doodle, a German loanword into English meaning a "simple or...
Chess strategy, giving the first known descriptions of Fool's Mate and SmotheredMate, as well as detailing a number of opening traps. His overall strategy...
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