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.

The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. Savielly Tartakower
” (about Lasker) For me, this personality, notwithstanding his fundamentally optimistic attitude, had a tragic note. The enormous mental resilience, without which no chess player can exist, was so much taken up by chess that he could never free his mind of this game, even when he was occupied by philosophical and humanitarian questions.” Albert Einstein
“Chess is the struggle against the error.” Johannes Zukertort
Chess is a game by its form, an art by its content and a science by the difficulty of gaining mastery in it. Chess can convey as much happiness as a good book or work of music can. However, it is necessary to learn to play well and only afterwards will one experience real delight. Tigran Petrosian
” Chess is most certainly not my life.” Tony Miles

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