Smothered Mate PUZZLES

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 usually seen in a corner of the board, since fewer pieces are needed to surround the king there.
For a smothered mate of this sort to occur in a game, it is usually necessary to sacrifice material to compel pieces to smother the king.

So dears, try to solve these two following chess puzzles, gl

• Smothered Mate PUZZLE NR.1
• WHITE to Move
• Mate in 3:

There is a one method which is particularly common and involves: check with the knight, then move the knight away to deliver a double check from the queen and knight, then sacrifice the queen to force the rook next to the king, then mate with the knight!

• Smothered Mate PUZZLE NR.2
• WHITE to Move
• Mate in 5:

Hope You have learned something new in chess by solving these two puzzles from above.

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