Philidor's Smothered Mate Chess Puzzles
Sharpen your philidor's smothered mate with free chess puzzles on ChessLee — 2 rated positions with hints and a real puzzle rating.
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Can you find the philidor's smothered mate here? White to move.
Puzzle #1
The knight's check is smothered by black's own pieces. White to move.
medium · 1300
Puzzle #2
The most famous sacrifice pattern in chess: force the king to the corner, give up the queen, and smother the king with its own pieces.
expert · 2300
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