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Noun: chess problem
  1. A puzzle set by somebody using chess pieces on a chess board, that presents the solver with a particular task to be achieved
    "The sequel to Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland was designed to be a playable, albeit whimsical chess problem";
    - chess composition

Derived forms: chess problems

Type of: mystifier, puzzle, puzzler, riddler, teaser

Encyclopedia: Chess problem