Definition of
Checkmate
- (noun, act) a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
- (noun, event) complete victory
- (verb, competition) place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
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Synonyms of Checkmate
Alternate forms of Checkmate
Derivations: checkmate
Hypernyms: beat, beat out, chess move, crush, shell, triumph, trounce, vanquish, victory
Origin of the word Checkmate
- c.1346, from O.Fr. eschec mat, ult. from Pers. shah mat, lit. "the king is left helpless," from shah "king" + mat "he is dead." more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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