What is the name of this check mate trap?

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JackxWarden

I set up a check mate (I have been trying to set this one up for ages, and I sort of accidentally stumbled into it in this game.) Afterward my opponent and I were discussing it and I could not recall the name.

JackxWarden
The following move is BxF7#, after moving the pinned knight to e5 and sacing the queen.
 
 
rbul_97

It's called Legall's Mate

JackxWarden

Thanks. It's been bothering me. Seems legall's mate is a tad different. It uses the other knight instead of the opponents pawn, but it's the same idea. In either case, it is the mate trap I had in mind, but couldn't remember. Thanks again. wink.png

Sqod

I don't believe it has a name. It's similar to a semi-smothered mate, but a semi-smothered mate is delivered by the knight, not the bishop.

blueemu

Here's an old OTB game of mine from the 1970s (!). It was an off-hand game, not tournament.