What Does Checkmate Mean?

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Definitions for checkmateˈtʃɛkˌmeɪtcheck·mate

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. checkmatenoun

   complete victory

2. checkmate, mateverb

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

3. checkmate, mateverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. checkmatenoun

   The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.

2. checkmatenoun

   Any situation that has no obvious escape and involves some personal loss.

3. checkmateverb

   To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

   That jerk checkmated me in four moves!

4. checkmateverb

   To lead to a situation that has no obvious escape without some personal loss.

5. checkmateinterjection

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

6. Etymology: From chekmat, from eschec mat, from (shah mat), the king is ambushed or the king is conquered

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Checkmatenoun

   The movement on the chess-board, that kills the opposite men, or hinders them from moving.

   Etymology: echec et mat, Fr.

   Love they him called, that gave me the checkmate,But better might they have behote him hate. Edmund Spenser.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Checkmate

   Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is a game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture) and there is no way to avoid the threat. Checkmating the opponent wins the game. In chess, the king is never captured—the player loses as soon as their king is checkmated. In formal games, it is usually considered good etiquette to resign an inevitably lost game before being checkmated.If a player is not in check but has no legal move, then it is stalemate, and the game immediately ends in a draw. A checkmating move is recorded in algebraic notation using the hash symbol "#", for example: 34.Qg7#.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. checkmate

   Checkmate is a term used in chess which denotes the situation where a player's king is threatened with capture ('is in check') and there is no way to remove the threat in the next move. This usually means that the game is over, as the primary objective in chess is to threaten the opponent's king with capture to such an extent that escape is not possible.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Checkmatenoun

   the position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game

2. Checkmatenoun

   a complete check; utter defeat or overthrow

3. Checkmateverb

   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

4. Checkmateverb

   to defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart

5. Etymology: [F. chec et mat, fr. Per. shh mt checkmate, lit., the king is dead, fr. Ar. mta he died, is dead. The king, when made prisoner, or checkmated, is assumed to be dead, and the game is finished. See Chess.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Checkmate

   Checkmate is a game position in chess in which a player's king is threatened with capture and there is no way to counter the threat. Or, simply put, the king is under direct attack and cannot avoid being captured. Delivering checkmate is the ultimate goal in chess: a player who is checkmated loses the game. In chess the king is never actually captured – the game ends as soon as the king is checkmated because checkmate leaves the defending player with no legal moves. In practice, most players resign an inevitably lost game before being checkmated, and it is considered bad etiquette to continue playing in a completely hopeless position. If a player's king is in check but the threat can be met, then it is not in checkmate. If a player is not in check but has no legal move, then it is stalemate, and the game immediately ends in a draw. A checkmating move is recorded in algebraic notation using the hash symbol – for example, 34.Qh8#.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. checkmateverb

   A check from which a king cannot escape. A final defeat or deadlock. Defeat or frustrate totally. 1.) Examine in order to determine it's accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something connected super naturally or mechanically. 2.) A Courthouse authentic and typical rule as the master of arts in 'Temporal' (Judgement).

   The truth overcoming a lie is the perfect example for the expression of a checkmate.

   Etymology: Fulfillment of Prophecy

   Submitted by Tehorah_Nephesh_Lespri_Bondye on March 6, 2024

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Matched Categories

1. • Beat
   • Chess
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Usage in printed sourcesFrom:

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of checkmate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of checkmate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of checkmate in a Sentence

1. Bill Browder:

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=checkmate
2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Checkmate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionaryhttps://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=checkmate
4. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate
5. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkmate
7. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=checkmate
8. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=checkmate

Translations for checkmate

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• مات, شاه ماتArabic
• матирам, матBulgarian
• escac i matCatalan, Valencian
• mat, matová situace, matovat, šach mat, dát matCzech
• skakmatDanish
• schach und matt, schachmatt, NiederlageGerman
• ματGreek
• jaque mate, mateSpanish
• šahh ja matt, matt, lüüasaamineEstonian
• مات, شاه مات, مات کردن, شهمات کردن, کیش و مات, شهماتPersian
• shakki ja matti, matittaa, tehdä matti, mattiFinnish
• skák og mátFaroese
• échec et matFrench
• xaque mateGalician
• שחמטHebrew
• मातHindi
• sakk-matt, sarokba szorít, mattot ad, mattHungarian
• շախմատ, մատ, շախ և մատArmenian
• scacco mattoItalian
• חבר שיקיםHebrew
• チェックメイト, 詰みJapanese
• ស្លាប់ក្រឡាKhmer
• whakamiereMāori
• мат, шах-матMacedonian
• syahmatMalay
• sjakkmattNorwegian
• schaakmat, matDutch
• sjakkmattNorwegian Nynorsk
• sjakkmattNorwegian
• matPolish
• xeque-matePortuguese
• șah mat, șah-matRomanian
• шах и мат, ставить мат, мат, поставить матRussian
• šah-mat, mat, шах-мат, матSerbo-Croatian
• matová situácia, dať šach mat, matSlovak
• mat, šah mat, matiratiSlovene
• shah matAlbanian
• matt, schack matt, schackmattSwedish
• şah matTurkish
• шах і мат, матUkrainian

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