This motif would have worked in your game if the rook was not on f1. The queen has to be protected and the knight must be able to go to f7 or where it can give the mate.
smothered mate
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can someone demonstrate the correct smothered mate please? in this game, I noticed the king could have taken thequeen, but thankfully this was a bullet game. (im black)