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Checkmate: Smothered
Compiled by Penguincw
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Games ending with smothered mate. Smothered mate doesn't have to have the king in the corner nor have the knight land on the 7th (or 2nd if black) rank. Also, in this collection, the checkmate doesn't actually have to happen, but it does have to be right on the next move. The king must be surrounded by his forces. For more details, please look at the diagrams below. Games in order by year.

Here is a list of acceptable & not acceptable games, based on the final position.

Acceptable:

1) (the classic)


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2) (also classic)


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3) (still counts)


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Non-acceptable:

1)


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18...Nf2# 0-1
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1

18...Nf2# 0-1
NN vs Greco, 1625 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 0-1

23...Nf2# 0-1
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1849 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

20.Nf7# 1-0
Morphy vs NN, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

24.Nd7# 1-0
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859 
(C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0

23.Ne7# 1-0
Morphy vs T Bryan, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0

14.Nf7# 1-0
Bird vs NN, 1869 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

13.Nf7# 1-0
Bird vs NN, 1888 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

22.Nf7# 1-0
F Young vs L Dore, 1892 
(C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0

7...Nf3# 0-1
McBride vs Hill, 1892 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1

29.Nd7# 1-0
Tarrasch vs Kolb, 1894 
(000) Chess variants, 29 moves, 1-0

7...Nf3# 0-1
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1912 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1

25.Nf8# 1-0
F W Viney vs H Gook, 1926 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

13.Nf7# 1-0
H Hallmann vs W Schneider, 1931 
(C26) Vienna, 13 moves, 1-0

8...Nd3# 0-1
Henricksen vs Pedersen, 1937 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1

20.Nf7# 1-0
Koltanowski vs J Salazar, 1939 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

14...Nd3# 0-1
Ed. Lasker vs I A Horowitz, 1946 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

31...Nf2# 0-1
R Slade vs D V Hooper, 1947 
(B83) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

21.Nf7# 1-0
C Bloodgood vs B Evans, 1961 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

6.Nd6# 1-0
C Gurnhill vs W H Banks, 1962 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 6 moves, 1-0

21.Nf7# 1-0
V Vepkhvishvili vs D Magalashvili, 1966 
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0

9...Nd3# 0-1
Reshevsky vs Z Margalit, 1958 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 9 moves, 0-1

20.Qg8+ 1-0 (20...Rxg8 21.Nxf7# 1-0)
Benko vs I A Horowitz, 1968 
(A12) English with b3, 20 moves, 1-0

19.Qg8 1-0 (19...Rxg8 20.Nf7# 1-0)
Unzicker vs O Sarapu, 1970 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0

21.Nf7# 1-0
T Peine vs V Budde, 1970 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 21 moves, 1-0

20.Qg8+ (20...Rxg8 21.Nf7# 1-0)
J Murey vs E Mortensen, 1982 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 1-0

30.Nf7# 1-0
Timman vs Short, 1990 
(A93) Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

27.Nf7# 1-0
Grischuk vs Ponomariov, 2000 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 27 moves, 1-0

23...Nc2# 0-1
M Larios Crespo vs D Salvador Lopez, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 23 moves, 0-1

36.Nf7# 1-0
K Bischoff vs K Mueller, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

20...Nf2# 0-1
S Duron Godoy vs V Garcia Castro, 2004 
(B50) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

52...Rxf2# 0-1
Z Lanka vs Radjabov, 2005 
(B33) Sicilian, 52 moves, 0-1

21.Nf7# 1-0
V Disawal vs M Anshuman, 2008 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 21 moves, 1-0

27.Nd7# 1-0
H Reefschlaeger vs C Astengo, 2008 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

26.Qg8+ (26...Nxg8 27.Nf7# 1-0)
Buhmann vs B Saeheng, 2008 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

24.Nf7# 1-0
B C Yildiz Kadioglu vs L Batory, 2010 
(C45) Scotch Game, 24 moves, 1-0

31...Qg2+ 0-1 (32.Nxg2 Ng3#)
M Lyell vs V Plat, 2011 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

34.Nf7# 1-0
M Aulia vs K Lyons, 2012 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 34 moves, 1-0

6.Nd6# 1-0
Rapport vs T Rogers, 2014 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 5 moves, 1-0

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