Shortest Smother Mate (4 moves!)

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k1ng_0

aadyaoses
Lmao
tygxc

It is not the fastest



k1ng_0
thats nice. imagine getting smother mated like that in 3 moves lol.
Jezzer_K
I would either kill myself or move to checkers
SmilingFigure

 

tacticspotter
SmilingFigure 写道:

 

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SmilingFigure

it is sort of smother

lfPatriotGames
SmilingFigure wrote:

it is sort of smother

I agree. I understand that supposedly only a knight can smother mate, but in this case the king is blocked entirely by his own pieces except for where the check comes from. That's awfully close to a smother. If not, I wonder what that mate is called.

assgatito

I understand.

TyTheKingOfSoccer
The odds of Ne7 are as small as a IQ of a 100 rated player
assgatito

TyTheKingOfSoccer your cat is ADORABLE

SmilingFigure

it is fools mate

lfPatriotGames
SmilingFigure wrote:

it is fools mate

That particular mate is fools mate. But I was wondering what the mate is called when the king is surrounded by his own pieces so he can't escape and the only square that isn't one of his own pieces is on the path of the check. 

tygxc

There are some other 3 move possibilities: