Checkmate
noun'ʧɛk,meɪt
Noun
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Similar:Matecomplete victory
Type of:TriumphVictory
Verb
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”
Similar:MateType of:TrounceVanquishBeat
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