selfmate

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selfmate

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From self- + mate.

noun selfmates

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

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@misc{selfmate_2026,
  title = {selfmate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/selfmate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}