suffocation mate

noun

A checkmate pattern in which a bishop "suffocates" the enemy king (by taking away its flight squares), while a knight delivers checkmate.

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Meanings

nounsuffocation mate (plural suffocation mates)

plural suffocation mates

  1. board gamesA checkmate pattern in which a bishop "suffocates" the enemy king (by taking away its flight squares), while a knight delivers checkmate.
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