Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

directmate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-rect-mate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of chess problem in which White, moving first, must checkmate Black within a specified number of moves against any defence.

Example Sentences

"Problem 1’s stipulation of “Mate in 2” indicates that it’s a directmate and White must mate by the second move. […] Though not all directmates are successful in incorporating them, you should keep in mind the possibility of such counter-intuitive first moves."

Etymology

From direct + mate.

Inflected Forms

directmates (plural)

Questions

What does directmate mean?: A kind of chess problem in which White, moving first, must checkmate Black within a specified number of moves against any defence.
Where does directmate come from?: From direct + mate.

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