self-mate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(self′māt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
self-mate  (self′māt′),USA pronunciation n. [Chess.]
  1. Chessa move that will cause a player's king to be mated within a certain number of subsequent moves. Also called suimate. 
  • 1885–90

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suimate

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