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Mate in...how many exactly?

Mate in...how many exactly?

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When someone says "Mate in three", should (s)he be counting the attacker's moves, or the defenders', or both? Just curious.

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Originally posted by Davross
When someone says "Mate in three", should (s)he be counting the attacker's moves, or the defenders', or both? Just curious.
Just the attackers.

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Originally posted by Davross
When someone says "Mate in three", should (s)he be counting the attacker's moves, or the defenders', or both? Just curious.
=> mate in three for white means that he will checkmate in "his next 3 moves" ...

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mate in 3 - is about 5 ply
........in 4 - is 7 ply

And so on.

(N = x2 -1)

thats how I work it out, by ply

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How prompt and courteous. Many thanks to you all!

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Originally posted by Davross
courteous
Knobhead.

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Originally posted by Davross
When someone says "Mate in three", should (s)he be counting the attacker's moves, or the defenders', or both? Just curious.
Chess moves almost always imply a move for white and a move for black.See how a game is numbered.So in a mate in three there are 3 moves for the attacker and 2 moves for the defender.

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When someone announces mate in three, this is the only time I'll play to checkmate. I always tend to wonder if they have calculated every single possible reply I could make.

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Originally posted by Derfel Cadarn
When someone announces mate in three, this is the only time I'll play to checkmate. I always tend to wonder if they have calculated every single possible reply I could make.
"mate in 3's" tend to consist of forced moves.

So, your 'replies' will only ever be a choice of 1, or 2 moves.