[Event "smothered mates: Chapter 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/RIoyR5uO/F7LSLisD"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/yostoopkid"] [FEN "kr6/pp4p1/7p/3N2b1/P7/6P1/5PK1/1R6 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2020.12.31"] [UTCTime "15:31:14"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/RIoyR5uO/F7LSLisD"] [Orientation "white"] { smothered mate: 1. pieces surrounding (smothering) the king 2. knights are key! they're able to jump over pieces surrounding the king and deliver a check } *