Home › Words › D › directmatedirectmatedirectmate means A kind of chess problem in which White, moving first, must checkmate Black within a specified number of moves against any defence.EtymologyFrom direct + mate.nounA kind of chess problem in which White, moving first, must checkmate Black within a specified number of moves against any defence.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.reflexmate 70% match — A chess puzzle in which white, moving first, must force black to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves. vs directmate →selfmate 69% match — A chess problem in which the white player, moving first, must force the black player to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves. vs directmate →brinkmate 58% match — A situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move. vs directmate →threatmate 57% match — A situation in which a checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move but can be thwarted with a proper defense. vs directmate →castler 56% match — A chess problem whose solution involves castling. vs directmate →checkmate 52% match — Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game. vs directmate →stalemate 50% match — The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw. vs directmate →checkmated 49% match — Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game. vs directmate →