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selfmates

selfmates is the plural of selfmate.

Meaning of selfmate

Noun

selfmate (plural selfmates)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    suimate

Questions about selfmates

What is selfmates the plural of?
Selfmates is the plural of selfmate.

Words near selfmates in the dictionary

  1. selfline
  2. selflines
  3. selflove
  4. selfly
  5. selfmate
  6. selfmates
  7. selfmetathesis
  8. selfname
  9. selfnames
  10. selfness
  11. selfnesses

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