reflexmate

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noun

A chess puzzle in which white, moving first, must force black to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves.

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Meanings

nounreflexmate (plural reflexmates)

plural reflexmates

  1. board gamesA chess puzzle in which white, moving first, must force black to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves.

Origin

From reflex + mate.

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APA

reflexmate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflexmate

MLA

“reflexmate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflexmate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reflexmate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflexmate.

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