4 ms·Forced mates are generally scored with the number of moves to mate, e.g. "M2"by ht85 4y agoForced mates are generally scored with the number of moves to mate, e.g. "M2"rocqua 4y agoSo you can start down a sequence that gives check-mate, but once it is the shortest sequence to check-mate, you have to abandon the check-mate.Scarblac 4y agoSo you can never actually play a mate in one.