checkmate

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    complete victory

verb

  1. 1

    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

Synonyms

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