checkmate

  • 11checkmate — /chek mayt /, n., v., checkmated, checkmating, interj. n. 1. Also called mate. Chess. a. an act or instance of maneuvering the opponent s king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion. b. the… …

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  • 12checkmate — 1. interjection /ˈʧɛkmeɪt/ Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move. Syn: mate 2. noun /ˈʧɛkmeɪt/ a) The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponents king has no possible move that can remove him from… …

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  • 13checkmate — check|mate [ˈtʃekmeıt] n [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: eschec mat, from Arabic shah mat, from Persian, the king is left helpless ] 1.) the position of the ↑king (=most important piece) in ↑chess at the end of the game, when it …

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  • 14checkmate — [[t]tʃe̱kmeɪt[/t]] N UNCOUNT In chess, checkmate is a situation in which you cannot stop your king being captured and so you lose the game. Syn: mate …

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  • 15checkmate — noun 1》 Chess a position of check from which a king cannot escape. 2》 a final defeat or deadlock. verb 1》 Chess put into checkmate. 2》 defeat or frustrate totally. Origin ME: from OFr. eschec mat, from Arab. šāh māta, from Pers. šāh māt the king… …

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  • 16checkmate — check•mate [[t]ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt[/t]] n. v. mat•ed, mat•ing, interj. 1) chs gam a) an act or instance in chess of maneuvering the opponent s king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion b) the position …

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  • 17checkmate — matas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Šachmatų žaidimo baigiamoji padėtis – šachuojamas karalius nebegali apsiginti (užsidengti kita figūra, eiti į kitą langelį, kirsti atakuojančios varžovo figūros) ir varžovas laimi partiją …

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  • 18checkmate — n. & v. n. 1 (also as int.) Chess a check from which a king cannot escape. b an announcement of this. 2 a final defeat or deadlock. v.tr. 1 Chess put into checkmate. 2 defeat; frustrate. Etymology: ME f. OF eschec mat f. Pers. sah mat the king is …

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  • 19Checkmate (comics) — Checkmate! redirects here. For the album, see Checkmate! (Namie Amuro album). Checkmate Artwork for the cover of Checkmate (vol. 2) #4 (Sept, 2006). Art by Lee Bermejo. Publication information …

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  • 20Checkmate pattern — checkmate A checkmate pattern is a pattern of checkmate that occurs fairly frequently in chess. The diagrams that follow show the checkmates with White checkmating Black …

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