Smothered mate

[Dann Corbit]

I wonder how many draw recognizers would fail with smothered mate positions like this:
[d]8/8/8/3k4/4n3/8/6PP/6RK b - -

I have seen lots of recognizers that just do a quick material perusal and K+N is always considered insufficient to win.

[hgm]

On an ICS even this position is an immediate draw:

[d] 6bk/8/7K/8/7N/8/8/8 w

You have to contact and admin to have it reversed...

[adieguez]

ouch, thanks. weird I thunk it was ok for me but not. I have the exception for the king not being in the corner in several places I think but not with this

I wonder how many draw recognizers would fail with smothered mate positions like this:
[d]8/8/8/3k4/4n3/8/6PP/6RK b - -

I have seen lots of recognizers that just do a quick material perusal and K+N is always considered insufficient to win.