
Smothered mate - Wikipedia
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 …
36 Checkmate Patterns That All Chess Players Should Know
Diagram above: 1.Qg8# demonstrates the Max Lange Mate. Note how white’s bishop covers g6, whilst black’s own pawn obstructs the h6-square. This checkmate is named after a German …
Smothered mate (3 moves) - ChessPuzzle.net
In smothered mate, a knight checkmates a king who is blocked in by its own pieces. In this level, you can achieve a smothered mate in three moves. Typically you can force the king into the …
Max Lange’s Mate – CHESSFOX
Max Lange’s Mate is a checkmate pattern that demonstrates great coordination between a queen and bishop. The checkmate is named after a German chess player from late 19th century, …
Why is Qg8 an incorrect move? : r/chess - Reddit
2021年3月25日 · Bxb5+ is a much easier way to win this game. Because it allows black’s king to escape to d7, and then meet Bb5+ with c6. Only by the opposite move order can you block the …
r/chess on Reddit: Please help me understand this. The ONLY …
2020年4月25日 · Playing qg8 allows you triangular via c4 to a position where the queen has the pawn en prise and eventually will force the king to be separated from the pawn. Black will draw …
Smothered mate - Rules and strategy of chess games
In chess, a smothered mate is 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. The mate is …
Stalemate/Illegal moves - Chess Forums - Chess.com
2024年2月22日 · White to move - White Qg8 - Black Qf6 - Black Kh7. As the white King is not in check, and doesn't have any legal moves to make, it's a stalemate. This may be an extremely …
Think this chess puzzle is too easy? SparkChess
2014年7月28日 · The black king is in such a dire situation that defeat is inevitable – but – can White mate in just three moves? Roll over to see the solution: 1.g8=N b5 2.Ne7 Kxb4 3.Nc6. …
Why is Qg8 wrong? : r/lichess - Reddit
2021年2月11日 · Why is Qg8 wrong? There was a recent bug where in mobile puzzles with more than one possible solution, Lichess treats one of them as failure, when it shouldn’t. Maybe this …