Middlegame · Mating patterns

Smothered mate · as Black

The rook takes, then the knight mates in the corner. Play the Black pieces.

Smothered mate. The king is buried under his own pieces. Play the Black side.

Qg8+ forces the rook to take. Then Nf7 is mate.

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