# smothered mate

> checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered) by his own pieces

**Wikidata**: [Q903961](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q903961)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smothered_mate)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/smothered-mate


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora