directmate — English Dictionary

Noun

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

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   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.

Noun

1. A type of problem where White, moving first, is required to checkmate Black in a specified number of moves against any defence.

   Broader terms

   chess compositionchess problem

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   Battery play is much more common in the selfmate than the directmate.