"directmate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: directmates [plural]
Etymology: direct + mate Etymology templates: {{com|en|direct|mate}} direct + mate Head templates: {{en-noun}} directmate (plural directmates)
  1. (chess) A kind of chess problem in which White, moving first, must checkmate Black within a specified number of moves against any defence. Categories (topical): Chess
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