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checkmate

/'ʧɛk,meɪt/

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noun
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
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mate

type of:
chess move
verb
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
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"Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

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mate

type of:
trounce vanquish beat beat out crush shell
noun
complete victory
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type of:
triumph victory

Antonyms of checkmate