checkmate

ˈtʃɛk.meɪt
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Translation of checkmate into Russian,

Verb

tr.
1.

strategy

place someone in a situation with no escape
загнать в угол поставить в безвыходное положение
  • The new policy checkmated the competition completely.Новая политика полностью загнала в угол конкурентов.
2.

chess

TECH.
put the opponent's king in an inescapable threat
TECH.
поставить мат postavit' mat
  • He managed to checkmate his opponent in just ten moves.Ему удалось поставить мат своему противнику всего за десять ходов.

Noun

1.

defeat

complete defeat or deadlock
шах и мат mполное поражение nмат mmat
  • The new policy put the competitors in a checkmate..Новая политика поставила конкурентов в шах и мат.
2.

chess

TECH.
final victory in chess when the king is trapped
TECH.
  • He announced checkmate and won the game.Он объявил шах и мат и выиграл партию.
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  • checkmate: final victory in chess when the king is trapped
    (chess) мат

Synonyms and analogies of checkmate in English

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.

Translations of "checkmate" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
матnm. - mat

He moved his rook into position, planning for an unstoppable checkmate.

Он передвинул свою ладью на позицию, планируя неудержимый мат.

шах и матnm. - shakh i mat

You don't see some easy, early checkmate.

Вы не видите простой и быстрый шах и мат.

поражениеnn. - porazheniye

After hours of gameplay, the final checkmate left the competitors in disbelief.

После часов игры последнее поражение оставило соперников в недоумении.

Verb
поставить матv. - postavit' mat

He confidently believed he could checkmate her within three turns.

Он уверенно считал, что сможет поставить мат ей в три хода.

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checkmate: Examples and translations in context

The game was intense, but his strategy led him confidently to checkmate.

Игра была напряженной, но его стратегия уверенно привела его к мату.

He confidently believed he could checkmate her within three turns.

Он уверенно считал, что сможет поставить мат ей в три хода.

The spectators gasped when the final move resulted in a sharp checkmate.

Зрители ахнули, когда последний ход привёл к резкому мату.

She knew it was time to checkmate her rival and claim the tournament trophy.

Она знала, что пришло время поставить мат сопернику и завоевать трофей турнира.

He felt a surge of confidence as he turned the game to a checkmate.

Он почувствовал прилив уверенности, когда обратил игру в мат.

She waited patiently before making the move to checkmate her opponent.

Она терпеливо ждала перед тем, как сделать ход, чтобы поставить сопернику мат.

With each calculated move, he prepared to checkmate her before the time ran out.

С каждым продуманным ходом он готовился поставить ей мат до истечения времени.

She saw the opening immediately and knew she could achieve checkmate in three moves.

Она сразу увидела возможность и поняла, что сможет сделать мат за три хода.

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