SELF-MATE

A chess problem in which black is forced by white to mate the white king. Was called sui-mate.

[Event "Good Companion"] [Date "1912"] [Round "Selfmate in 2 moves"] [White "Pauly, Wolfgang"] [Black ""] [Result "0-1"] [FEN "KB3N2/P1P1p1P1/5P1k/4P2p/7P/8/6B1/7b w - - 0 1"] 1. c8=N! exf6 {1… e6 2. g8=B! Bxg2#} 2. exf6 Bxg2# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they’re going to know the truth when I do this book! Robert Fischer
September, 1 1992
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If the FIDe elections were not decided by the votes of the delegates but by the world’s chess society as a whole, there would not even be a competition. Anatoly Karpov
NIC 2010
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2015
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