checkmate

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English - Turkish
{f} mat etmek
(santranç) mat etmek
yenmek
yenilgiye uğratmak
hezimet
bozguna uğratmak
bozgun
{f} mat et
(satranç) mat
yenilgi
{f} satranç mat etmek
hünerle yenmek
şah mat
{i} tam yenilgi
{i} mat
{i} satranç mat

Related Terms

give checkmate
mat vermek
to checkmate
mat etmek
to checkmate
yenilgiye uğratmak
English - English
Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move
To put the king of an opponent into checkmate

That jerk checkmated me in four moves!.

The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king has no possible move that can remove him from check, the threat of attack
To lead to a situation that has no obvious escape without some personal loss
Any situation that has no obvious escape and involves some personal loss
A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow
From applicable 2 x 4 Columns First Two (#1 and #2) Circulate 4 spots & 1/4 In as Last Two (#3 and #4) Circulate twice, 1/4 In, & Circulate Normal Columns end in Parallel Two-Faced Lines
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"
To check (an adversary's king) in such a manner that escape in impossible; to defeat (an adversary) by putting his king in check from which there is no escape
complete victory
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
If one player's King (or Crown Prince, but note that if (s)he has both pieces on the board, then (s)he cannot be checkmated) is in danger of being captured on the next move, and that player does not have a move that will remedy this situation, then that player is said to be in checkmate Chess players should note that checkmate does not strictly end the game ‐ removing the King (or Crown Prince) from the board by capturing it is the proper way to finish the game In practice, the game ends with checkmate See Also: Check
{i} act of putting an opponent's king in an inescapable position (Chess); downfall, defeat
When the King is in "check" and cannot get out of check by the three ways listed under Check When the King is checkmated, the game is over
a self-inflicted torture by novices who don't know the word "resigns "
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
The primary game objective in which a checked King has no defense and no sanctuary {Refer to ABDICATION }
To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart
{f} defeat one's opponent by putting his king in an inescapable position (Chess); defeat
The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, which ends the game
In chess, checkmate is a situation in which you cannot stop your king being captured and so you lose the game. = mate
Trapping the opposing king The word `mate' comes from a word meaning `to kill' See also: check, trap
When one of your pieces attacks the enemy king, and he has no legal moves to escape from check, he is in checkmate and loses the game See the lesson Check and Mate
mate

Related Terms

checkmated
Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss
checkmated
Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game
checkmated
Simple past tense and past participle of checkmate
To checkmate
mate
checkmated
past participle of checkmate
checkmates
third-person singular of checkmate
checkmating
present participle of checkmate
checkmate

    Hyphenation

    check·mate

    Turkish pronunciation

    çekmeyt

    Synonyms

    mate

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʧekˌmāt/ /ˈʧɛkˌmeɪt/

    Etymology

    [ 'chek-"mAt ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Persian شاه مات (shah mat), the king is ambushed or the king is conquered
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