Last Updated：2025/11/28

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember vocabulary

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

音声機能が動作しない場合はこちらをご確認ください

See correct answer

smothered mate

Edit Histories（0）

Source Word

smothered mate

Noun

Japanese Meaning

（チェスにおいて）ナイトを使った詰み手。詰まった王が自らの駒に囲まれて動けなくなっている状態を指す。

What is this buttons?

At the club tournament, she surprised everyone by delivering a smothered mate when her knight trapped the opponent's king, which was unable to move because it was surrounded by its own pieces.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

クラブの大会で、彼女はナイトが相手の王を自分の駒に囲んで動けなくした典型的な「閉じ込められた詰み」で皆を驚かせた。

Details

Sense（1）

smothered mates

（ plural ）

Details

smothered mate

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember vocabulary

Login / Sign up

Download the app!

smothered mate

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember vocabulary

Login / Sign up

Login

──── or ────

Sign up

──── or ────

Download the app!