Body: <p>Is there a name for puzzles where the goal is to avoid being checkmated in x moves?
  An example is this puzzle:</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;White to play and avoid being mated on or before move 4 (there is a unique solution)&quot;]
  [FEN &quot;8/3r3K/8/7k/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1&quot;]
  
  1. Kg8 Kg5 2. Kf8 Kf6 3. Kg8 Ra7 4. Kh8
  </code></pre>
  
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Comments.Text: I bet there are already chess problems with the stipulation "White to draw" and a retro twist (there are already 50-x moves played, so White merely has to survive x moves, as in your idea). Otherwise, this seems totally original to me.
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Comments.CreationDate: 2024-07-18T12:21:40.210Z
Comments.Text: Usually this would be (with colors revered) the refutation of a try in a direct mate problem.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Noam D. Elkies
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Comments.CreationDate: 2024-07-19T23:03:43.797Z
Comments.Text: Why not 3. Ke8?
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Comments.Text: 3 Ke8? Rd6(d5,d4,etc.) 4 Kf8 Rd8#.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Noam D. Elkies
Tags: <checkmate><puzzles>
Title: Puzzles where the goal is to avoid being checkmated in x or fewer moves
ThreadText: # Puzzles where the goal is to avoid being checkmated in x or fewer moves
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-07-18)
  
  Is there a name for puzzles where the goal is to avoid being checkmated in x moves?
  An example is this puzzle:
  
  ```
  [Title "White to play and avoid being mated on or before move 4 (there is a unique solution)"]
  [FEN "8/3r3K/8/7k/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
  
  1. Kg8 Kg5 2. Kf8 Kf6 3. Kg8 Ra7 4. Kh8
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** checkmate, puzzles
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I bet there are already chess problems with the stipulation "White to draw" and a retro twist (there are already 50-x moves played, so White merely has to survive x moves, as in your idea). Otherwise, this seems totally original to me.  
  > **username_2**: Usually this would be (with colors revered) the refutation of a try in a direct mate problem.  
  > **username_3**: Why not 3. Ke8?  
  > **username_2**: 3 Ke8? Rd6(d5,d4,etc.) 4 Kf8 Rd8#.  
  
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