Is there any way for the only legal move is to checkmate the opponent
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TaterBoy37
May 8, 2025
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Just curious. It would be funny.
This chess stackexchange post has a couple examples of it, one such position I've included in this comment.
May 10, 2025
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#5
TaterBoy37 wrote:
Just curious. It would be funny.
There is and Gotham Chess made a video on a game where a player made a blunder where he essentially forced checkmate on himself.
https://youtu.be/Sew_n0SDjT0?si=74AkQzwrK5eBrnMt
Another example I made myself for fun:
To my knowledge this is the longest mate forced for both players. This was constructed in 2008 by Alexey Khanyan and is 22 ply.
May 10, 2025
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The only way to lose to the Worstfish bot is by doing this. The closest I've seen in a game I played is when my opponent had an M2 and then hung M1 on themselves five moves later.
May 11, 2025
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#10
There is this one that has always raised controversy in USCF vs FIDE rules.
I don't know if USCF has tweaked this rule or not, but FIDE has always been that if time runs out for Black in the following, it would be a draw as there is no sequence of legal moves for White to win. USCF, at least in the past, this would be a win for White if Black's flag fell due to sufficient material.
The issue is what the OPquestioned - Black's only legal moves is to checkmate the White King.
Only legal moves is 1...Rg7#.