Short set play
A special case of the set play which is more than half a move shorter than indicated in the stipulation. In this case, only the shortest set play is taken into account; longer set plays (if any) are ignored. A special case of the short set play is apparent mate.
See also: Set play; Apparent mate.
Cseh, Gábor
Thema Danicum, 1997
3rd HM
h#8* (10+12)
1...f8=S
2.b4
Se6
3.b3
Sd4#
1.b4
e8=B
2.b3
Bb5
3.axb5
f8=B
4.b4
Bc5
5.f2+
Bxf2
6.Kf3
f7
7.Re8
fxe8=B
8.Ke2
Bh5#