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sui-mate Chess.|ˈs(j)uːaɪˌmeɪt, ˈs(j)uːiː-| [f. L. suī of oneself + mate n.1] = self-mate n. Also ellipt. (ˈsui) and as v. intr.
1870Dubuque Chess Jrnl. 1 Nov. 7 White sui-mates in ten moves. 1890[see retractive a. 3]. 1907S. S. Blackburne Terms & Themes Chess Problems 21 Sui-mate Problem. One in which one player..compels the other to mate him. 1965New Statesman 16 Apr. 625 This one is a ‘sui in 5’, and..what matters is for White to commit suicide..by forcing Black to mate him in five moves. 1966Ibid. 11 Nov. 718/3 Many readers have let me know their gradual addiction to sui-mates. |