SMOTHERED MATE

A mat given by a knight to a king, the adjoining squares of which are occupied by pieces of its own colour or by enemy pieces that it cannot take.

[Event "Rotterdam"] [Site ""] [Date "1933.02.27"] [Round "Rnd:3"] [White "Oskam, G"] [Black "Demmendal, W"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qe2 c6 6. Ngxe4 Nbd7 7. Nd6# 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Whatever opinions people might have about Ilyumzhinov, I am sure that exactly those accusations by the US authorities are far-fetched. It looks more like a revenge for the 2014 FIDE elections which Kasparov lost to Ilyumzhinov by a wide margin. Vladimir Kramnik
2016
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously. Mihail Tal
1969
Chess is respected in culture and education, but our organization is far behind. FIDE must lead, not drag chess down. Garry Kasparov
2014
“Chess is the struggle against the error.” Johannes Zukertort
With the modern computer age, there are some new ideas, but the principles are basically the same… I try not to over-focus on preparation. Magnus Carlsen
2012

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