A selfmate is a chess problem in which White, moving first, must force the unwilling Black to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves. Selfmates...

similar play to above. The earliest Babson tasks are all in the form of a selfmate, in which White, moving first, must force Black to deliver checkmate against...

first cooperates with Black to get a position of selfmate in one move. Reflexmates: a form of selfmate with the added stipulation that each side must give...

term directmate distinguishes these sorts of problems from helpmates, selfmates, reflexmates and others. domination In studies, a situation whereby a...

stipulation. Many of them were invented and some became established. Selfmates and helpmates are, in the 21st century, often considered to be orthodox...

semi-reflexmate. (Without this condition, the problem is just ordinary selfmate.) Štefan Sovík, second Place IV WCCT 1990 The problem to the right is a...

moves, but it's one of the funniest chess problems I ever saw." White must selfmate in eight moves; i.e., they must force Black to checkmate White against...

first cooperates with Black to get a position of selfmate in one move. Reflexmates – form of selfmate with the added stipulation that each side must give...

e.g. endgame studies, twomovers, threemovers, moremovers, helpmates, selfmates, fairy problems, or retrograde analysis. Moreover, composers have their...

solving time Round 5 – 3 moremovers 80 minutes solving time Round 6 – 3 selfmates 50 minutes solving time Team Championship – To qualify as an official...