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Chess puzzle

Smothered mate

Boxed in by its own rook and pawns, the king falls to a knight it can neither run from nor capture.

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Mate in 1 · Knight

White to move and mate in 1.

Find the move that forces mate whatever the defence.

Or click a piece on the board, then its square.

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