Definitions
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- noun chess A
chess problem in which thewhite player, moving first, must force theblack player to delivercheckmate within a specified number of moves.
Etymologies
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self + mate
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Examples
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As an easier example of a selfmate, here is the first of those used at Sunningdale:
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a selfmate in six by Gamnitzer, defeated all but two of the 55 solvers, so I will not ask you to solve it here.
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