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checkmate

intj
/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Classical Persian شاه مات (šāh māt, “the king [is] amazed”).

  1. derived from شاه مات — “the king 􂀿is􂁀 amazed”
  2. derived from شَاه مَاتَ
  3. derived from eschec mat
  4. inherited from chekmat

Definitions

  1. Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

  2. Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.

  3. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is…

    The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.

    • This immediately ends the game, provided that the move producing the checkmate position was in accordance with Article 3 and Articles 4.2 – 4.7.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Any losing situation with no escape

      Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.

    2. To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

      • My opponent checkmated me in four moves!
      • The game is won by the player who has checkmated his/her opponent’s king.

    3. To place in a losing situation that has no escape.

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Derived

checkmater

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for checkmate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA