Checkmate: Smothered

After 20,000+ games, my first ever smothered mate happened to be in a game that gave me a new personal best peak Elo rating. Does a better feeling exist? : r/chess

Smothered mate, Chess Wiki

Would you say this counts as a smothered mate? : r/chessbeginners

Checkmate's You Must Know-Smothered Mate.

Queen sacrifice leads to a smothered mate! [2245 ratings]

finally a smothered mate

neal lasta on X: ahhhh i smothered mate someone for the first time! a cool and rare chess mating pattern. :)) / X

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