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Defenition of the word checkmate

    • Defenition of the word checkmate

      • A move that constitutes an inescapable and indefensible attack on a chess opponent's king.
      • a move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
      • victory in a game of chess
      • beat in a chess game
      • a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent''s king
      • complete victory
      • 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"
      • a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
      • place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

    Hypernyms for the word checkmate

      • beat
      • beat out
      • chess move
      • crush
      • shell
      • triumph
      • trounce
      • vanquish
      • victory

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