CHECKMATE

Checkmate

Checkmate is a game position in chess in which a player's king is threatened with capture and there is no legal move to escape the threat.

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Checkmate!

Checkmate! is a collaboration album by Japanese popsinger Namie Amuro, featuring a collection of her collaborations with other musicians released between 2003 and 2011, as well as four new collaborations. The album was released on April 27, 2011, about one month after its original release date, due to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

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checkmate

Noun

  1. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
  2. Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.

Verb

  1. To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
    That jerk checkmated me in four moves!
  2. To place in a losing situation that has no escape.

Interjection

  1. Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.


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