self-mate
[ self-meyt ]
/ ˈsɛlfˌmeɪt /
noun Chess.
a move that will cause a player's king to be mated within a certain number of subsequent moves.
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Nearby words
- self-loathing,
- self-love,
- self-made,
- self-mailer,
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- self-medication,
- self-mortification,
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- self-motivation,
- self-moving
Origin of self-mate
First recorded in 1885–90
Also called suimate.
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