Meaning & Definition of Checkmate in English
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Checkmate
/ʧɛkmet/
noun
1. Complete victory
synonym:
- checkmate
2. A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
synonym:
- checkmate,
- mate
verb
1. Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
- "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
synonym:
- checkmate,
- mate