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three-mover

three-mover

9.3
A chess problem where White must checkmate Black in three moves
  • noun
  • /θriː ˈmuːvər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : jaque mate en tres movimientos
  • The grandmaster published an elegant three-mover in the latest chess magazine.

Examples

  • It took me hours to solve the challenging three-mover in yesterday’s puzzle section.

  • He prefers composing three-movers over longer or shorter chess problems.

  • This is a challenging three-mover for beginners.

  • Can you solve this three-mover quickly?

  • The grandmaster published an elegant three-mover in the latest chess magazine.

  • It took me hours to solve the challenging three-mover in yesterday’s puzzle section.

  • He prefers composing three-movers over longer or shorter chess problems.

Synonyms

directmate
vsthree-mover
  • Jargon
9.9

A chess puzzle where White must checkmate Black in a fixed number of moves no matter how Black defends

is the narrow case limited to achieving mate within three moves

How Many Moves

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

Surface Forms

three-mover singular
three-movers plural

Morphology

three-mover = three + mover (transparent) = three + mover

The compound is directly interpretable as 'three' + 'mover' (i.e., something characterised by three moves), and learners who know 'three' and 'move/mover' can infer the sense.

Etymology

Three-mover is a simple name made from three (the number) and move (a play in chess), with -er showing 'something that does' those moves. So a three-mover is a chess problem where White must checkmate Black in three moves or fewer.