Self-Solving Chess Problems

Question

Are there any longer "problems" like this, which is white to move and mate in 6?

(Namely, where one is actually forced to achieve the "goal".)

I'm not really sure what you're asking. Yes, there are problems longer than 6 moves, but not many in a practical sense. — Tony Ennis, Mar 18 '13 at 11:17
It's not quite the same thing, but you might be interested in "selfmates", in which your job (as White) is to force Black to checkmate you. — dfan, Mar 18 '13 at 11:51
@TonyEnnis: The one I gave isn't practical either, unless one thinks of it as practicing calculating out the pawn race. — Ricky Demer, Mar 18 '13 at 12:27

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 18 '13 at 14:21

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The Wikipedia page on Joke chess problems has a section on self-solving chess problems, and it links to Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary, where a few more examples are in item 267. He calls them "no-brainers".

answered Mar 18 '13 at 14:21

RemcoGerlich

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