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What is smotherd chekmate?

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benwiee
8 days ago
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what's smotherd chekmate?
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justbefair
8 days ago
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HaskeerCZ
2 days ago
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King can't move anywhere, because it is surrounded (smothered) by its own pieces and a knight delivers a check and the knight cannot be captured. In such a case it is also a check mate.