Finally! First smothered mate

After seeing so many post of this type of mate I finally found it on a match

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3 points smother-mate-bot

Reset the clock!

It looks like you have posted a position that leads to a Smothered Mate.

The last smothered mate was posted 1 day and 13 hours ago.

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1 points chessvision-ai-bot

I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine:

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My solution:

Hints: piece: Rook, move: Rxg8

Evaluation: White has mate in 1

Best continuation: 1... Rxg8 2. Nf7#

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-1 points Bossalone21

Why did not the opposite take the horse

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1 points N4CHI

Idk, keep in mind that the ELO rating of the game was around ~350 lol. Maybe he didn't wanted to lose the rook

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1 points z_Mis

double check

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1 points N4CHI

Yep, he could have taken it a couple moves before

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1 points z_Mis

because Nh6+ is a double check, if Black takes knight its still in check by the queen

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1 points aCaffeinatedMind

How is it a double check?

I see knight defends the queen, but not attacking the king?

Rook takes queen. Horse takes rook, king takes horse?

How is this a checkmate or am I just extremely sleep deprived and stupid atm?

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1 points z_Mis

after Qg8+, Rxg8, Nf7#

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1 points aCaffeinatedMind

I better get some sleep, thank you.

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1 points z_Mis

by double check i meant that in the previous move the knight most likely was on f7 and king on g8 and then White played Nh6+ double check

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