Definition of checkmate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
strategyplace someone in a situation with no escape
- The new policy checkmated the competition completely.
2.
chessTECH. put the opponent's king in an inescapable threatTECH.
- He managed to checkmate his opponent in just ten moves.
Noun
1.
defeatcomplete defeat or deadlock
- The new policy put the competitors in a checkmate..
2.
chessTECH. final victory in chess when the king is trappedTECH.
- He announced checkmate and won the game.
Images of checkmate
final victory in chess when the king is trapped
Origin of checkmate
Persian, shah (king) + mat (defeated)
Terms with checkmate included in their meaning
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games
puzzle where the goal is to find a checkmate
beginner chess
beginner's checkmate strategy using queen and bishop
chess
causing a checkmate in chess
forced win puzzle
chess problem requiring checkmate in set moves
chess
quickest checkmate in chess with two moves
chess
checkmate by a knight with king blocked by own pieces
puzzle game
chess problem to checkmate in two moves
Examples of checkmate in a sentence
Her strategic move checkmated her opponent. She was determined to checkmate him in the final round. The young prodigy could checkmate seasoned players easily. The final move was a checkmate for the opposition. Their strategy led to a checkmate in the negotiations. The tournament ended with a swift checkmate.
She studied various strategies to avoid checkmate.
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- French:coincer, échec et mat, ...
- German:schachmatt setzen, Schachmatt, ...
- Italian:mettere in scacco, scacco matto, ...
- Spanish:acorralar, jaque mate, ...
- Portuguese:encurralar, xeque-mate, ...
- Chinese:将...逼入绝境, 彻底失败, ...
- Japanese:追い詰める, 完全敗北, ...
- Arabic:حَاصَر, هَزِيمَة سَاحِقَة, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַכְנִיס לְמָבוֹי סָתוּם, שַׁחְמָט, ...
- Russian:загнать в угол, шах и мат, ...
- Ukrainian:заганяти в кут, шах і мат, ...
- Hindi:घेर लेना, मात, ...
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