checkmate

[US]/'tʃekmeɪt/
[UK]/ˈtʃɛkˌmet/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (Chess) a position in which a player's king is in check and there is no legal move they can make to escape check

Example Sentences

US aid would help them to checkmate the invasion.

A move in chess that directly attacks an opponent’s king but does not constitute a checkmate.

He declared checkmate in just a few moves.

The chess player carefully planned his checkmate strategy.

She was in a position of checkmate and had no way out.

The grandmaster executed a flawless checkmate against his opponent.

The checkmate came as a surprise to everyone watching the game.

After a series of strategic moves, he finally achieved checkmate.

The young prodigy was able to see the checkmate three moves ahead.

The checkmate was so swift and decisive that his opponent had no chance to counter.

She studied the classic checkmate patterns to improve her game.

The checkmate was the result of a brilliant sacrifice made by the player.

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