![After 20,000+ games, my first ever "smothered mate" happened to be in a game that gave me a new personal best peak Elo rating. Does a better feeling exist? : r/chess After 20,000+ games, my first ever "smothered mate" happened to be in a game that gave me a new personal best peak Elo rating. Does a better feeling exist? : r/chess](https://preview.redd.it/after-20-000-games-my-first-ever-smothered-mate-happened-to-v0-6hfvrauimubb1.jpg?auto=webp&s=5083596b4aa77e8f671af2366c4a0195af594309)
After 20,000+ games, my first ever "smothered mate" happened to be in a game that gave me a new personal best peak Elo rating. Does a better feeling exist? : r/chess
![Absolutely thrilled to deliver my first smothered mate! All those puzzles finally pay off. : r/AnarchyChess Absolutely thrilled to deliver my first smothered mate! All those puzzles finally pay off. : r/AnarchyChess](https://i.redd.it/aovshadiawk81.png)
Absolutely thrilled to deliver my first smothered mate! All those puzzles finally pay off. : r/AnarchyChess
![Don't bother practicing smothered mates, they said. It will never happen in a real game, they said. (Black to move) : r/chess Don't bother practicing smothered mates, they said. It will never happen in a real game, they said. (Black to move) : r/chess](https://preview.redd.it/8u8j0y1y3isz.png?auto=webp&s=24053a8c8dc8fe92427ffe9882c5f49c050173ba)
Don't bother practicing smothered mates, they said. It will never happen in a real game, they said. (Black to move) : r/chess
![Flavius 🏴☠️ on X: "@opera @chessable @chess24com My favourite puzzle is the smothered mate! https://t.co/OSJcdMtU5x" / X Flavius 🏴☠️ on X: "@opera @chessable @chess24com My favourite puzzle is the smothered mate! https://t.co/OSJcdMtU5x" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EugBYIwWQAI4RyB.png)