"fairy problem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fairy problems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fairy problem (plural fairy problems)
  1. (chess) An unusual chess problem, either one not involving direct mates or involving irregular rules or pieces. Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-fairy_problem-en-noun-5dq45i~~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  2. Synonym of fairy chess Synonyms: fairy chess [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-fairy_problem-en-noun-qt9izf60

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