checkmate
Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the gameWord called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
» Tom checkmated Mary on the tenth move.
Tom setzte Maria in zehn Zügen schachmatt.
Meaning
2 sensesWord called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
(broadly)Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
schachmatt, schach und matt
матmat, шах и матšax i mat
матmat, шах і матšax i mat
Examples
18 sentencesTom checkmated Mary on the tenth move.
deTom setzte Maria in zehn Zügen schachmatt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You'll be checkmate in three moves.
Тобі мат у три ходи. — deniko
deIn drei Zügen bist du schachmatt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The checkmated player shook the hand of his opponent.
Заматований гравець потис руку опоненту. — deniko
Maria is a chess whiz, she checkmated me in ten moves.
Марія - шаховий геній, вона поставила мені мат за десять ходів. — deniko
If your king has been checkmated then that means you lost.
Якщо твоєму королеві поставили мат, це означає, що ти програла. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta)From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Classical Persian شاه مات (šāh māt, “the king [is] amazed”).
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