Talk:Reflexmate

S for knight

I know German uses "S" (Springer) for the knight. Is that the standard in chess problems too? ("S" is used in the article.) Bubba73 (talk), 20:16, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

In most magazines in English language S is used for knight, see e.g. British Chess Problem Society's The Problemist or recent Mat Plus issue. Notable exception is American magazine StrateGems, where N is used instead. But otherwise N is usually reserved for one of two most usual fairy pieces, Nightrider (the second being Grasshopper, G).

Of course, I have noticed N in some other chess problem articles, but as in fact this is in my view of minor importance, I have not raised question of notation standard. --Ruziklan (talk) 20:33, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

OK. There is the link to algebraic chess notation, and I don't think it says that S is used for knight. So I'm wondering if we should keep to the strict algebraic notation (i.e. N for knight) in problem articles that don't use fairy pieces, to avoid confusion for the reader. Bubba73 (talk), 22:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Actually, section on naming chess pieces of algebraic chess notation article right now mentions S is used for knight in chess problems. Thus no confusion should arise because of this. But if you really think it should be changed, go ahead. :-) --Ruziklan (talk) 23:16, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

OK, it is there, but I think that most readers will not be familiar with it, so I'll change it. Bubba73 (talk), 23:23, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Giving mate

The added condition (as opposed to "normal" problems is): with the added condition that if either player can give checkmate, they must. Now, I presume this means giving mate in one, but that is not explicitly stated. Should it? Or does it also mean that if there is a mate-in-five for a player, they must do so? Abigail-IV (talk) 10:36, 24 March 2023 (UTC)