Checkmate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌtʃekˈmeɪt|
Brit.
|ˈtʃekmeɪt|
noun
- complete victory
- a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king (syn: mate)
- a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king (syn: mate)
verb
- place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game (syn: mate)
Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
Extra examples
...finally checkmated the billionaire in his attempt to take over the movie studio...
The challenger can force a checkmate with his next move.
It looks like checkmate for this particular scheme.
To checkmate their dangerous rival instantly.
The king is checkmated and the game is over.
Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
...maneuvered his opponent into checkmate with his customary finesse...
Word forms
noun
singular: checkmate
plural: checkmates
singular: checkmate
plural: checkmates
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