How to Smother Mate?

USArmyParatrooper

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28 Jul 09 18:40

zebano

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29 Jul 09 13:26

Hmm the one time in a tournament that I delivered smothered mate the kid broke down crying... =/

Westside Mobster

The King of Detroit

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01 Aug 09 00:05

Originally posted by USArmyParatrooper
I've seen it done in example games, but I was wondering what to look for position wise for an opportunity to smother mate your opponent. Also any tips or strategies. I've never done it and it's one of my goals.

I'm pretty slow with chess notation so any PGN examples would be appreciated.

Here's a perfect example of a smother mate From Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand:

Hindstein

Finish Him!!!

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01 Aug 09 08:45

Famous example that I can remember is the Blackbuurnne Shilling gambit - when Blackburne allegedly used to play and beat amateurs with this line for a shilling a game...

SwissGambit

Caninus Interruptus

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01 Aug 09 17:14

How to smother mate?

Easy. Get your opponent to help you.

Game 5144229

EVENT	Bad Mergentheim sim
SITE	Bad Mergentheim
DATE	1993.??.??
ROUND	?
WHITE	Anand, Viswanathan
BLACK	NN
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	2710
BLACKELO
ECO	B23

EVENT	game – cost 1 shilling
SITE	Cafe
DATE	?
ROUND	?
WHITE	Amateur
BLACK	Joseph Henry Blackburne
RESULT	0-1
WHITEELO	?
BLACKELO	?
ECO	C50

EVENT	Atheist Cup 2
SITE	http://www.chessatwork.com
DATE	2008.06.24
ROUND	2
WHITE	SwissGambit
BLACK	kinboshi
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	1918
BLACKELO	1266

How to Smother Mate?

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