checkmate
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/
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jaque mate
- Checkmate, end of game.
- checkmate in ten moves
Examples
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In chess, we may never say "checkmate" until the opponent can acknowledge it for himself.
Blog text (29) -
After strategically placing his pieces, the player finally declared checkmate to end the match.
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And that is checkmate, my dear.
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You guys see my best checkmate in a game of chess?
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Then he moved the bishop to queen four, and then she said checkmate.
Fiction book (1999) -
This is the moment you admit checkmate or are deemed a fool.
Blog text (29) -
Checkmate in two moves.
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Students will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of chess including: learning setup, rules, vocabulary, movement of all chess pieces, and a basic checkmate.
Academic text (2011) -
The game ended in checkmate when her opponent could no longer move to protect his king.
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Once the knight was positioned, it was only a matter of moves before she achieved checkmate.
Synonyms
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A chess move that ends the game by trapping the king
How Threatening
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- Jargon
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Checkmate comes from the Persian words shah and mat, meaning 'king' and 'helpless'. In chess it names the final position where the king cannot escape, so the old phrase explains the modern meaning.