checkmate
nounmasculine/ˈʃɛkɨ ˈmatɨ/low
xe·que-·ma·te
Definition
In 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.
The grandmaster achieved checkmate in just 20 moves.
In life, we sometimes feel checkmated.
Common collocations
to checkmateto be checkmatedcheckmate combinationdeliver checkmate
Etymology
Do persa 'shāh māt' (o rei está morto), via francês 'échec et mat'.