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two-mover

two-mover

9.9
A chess puzzle where White must checkmate Black in two moves
  • noun
  • /ˈtuːˌmuːvər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : dos movimientos
  • Can you solve this two-mover before the timer runs out?

Examples

  • In his new book, the author includes a selection of elegant two-movers for readers to solve.

  • This is a classic two-mover that has puzzled many players.

  • I spent hours last night trying to work out the solution to this two-mover.

  • The final two-mover in the tournament was solved by only a handful of participants.

  • In his new book, the author includes a selection of elegant two-movers for readers to solve.

  • I spent hours last night trying to work out the solution to this two-mover.

  • Can you solve this two-mover before the timer runs out?

How Many

three-mover
  • Jargon
9.3
two-mover
  • Jargon
9.9

Surface Forms

two-mover singular
two-movers plural

Morphology

two-mover = two + mover (semi-transparent) = two + mover

The compound transparently combines 'two' and 'mover', but the specialized chess meaning 'mate in two' requires domain knowledge beyond general morphological inference.

Etymology

The word two-mover comes from the parts two and mover, where two means '2' and mover is someone who makes a 'move'. So a two-mover is a chess puzzle in which White must checkmate Black in two moves.