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checkmate
nounmasculinegeneral useuncommon/ˈʃɛkɨ ˈmatɨ/xe·que-·ma·te
Definition
1In chess, a move that places the opponent's king in check from which there is no legal escape, ending the game with victory for the player who makes it.
Usage examples
“The grandmaster achieved checkmate in just 20 moves.”
“In life, we sometimes feel checkmated.”
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to checkmateto be checkmatedcheckmate combinationdeliver checkmate