English Explanatory Dictionary

smothered mate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

smothered mate smothered mates smother mate
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