English Explanatory Dictionary

selfmate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chess problem in which the white player, moving first, must force the black player to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-selfmate.wav

Word forms

selfmate selfmates

Etymology

From self- + mate.

Synonyms

suimate
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