= checkmate, n. 1. Also: a move, or sequence of forcing moves, by which the king is checkmated. Frequently in figurative context.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > check or checkmate (12) matec1330 = checkmate, n. 1. Also: a move, or sequence of forcing moves, by which the king is checkmated. Frequently in figurative context. mating?a1400 The action of mate, v.2; checkmating. Also figurative.mating net n. an arrangement of pieces cutting off the flight squares of an exposed king… checkc1426 Chess. The act of threatening the King; the position of the King when he is exposed to the attack of one of the opponent's men; if there is no escape… checkmatec1440 This exclamation taken as a name for itself, and for the move which puts the King into inextricable check. to give checkmate: to make or effect… scholar's mate1614 a form of checkmate, most commonly given on White's fourth move by the queen (defended by a bishop) capturing the pawn on the square f7 which is… fool's mate1618 a form of checkmate, given on Black's second move by the queen on h4, after the advance of the g-pawn (to g4) and the f-pawn on White's first two… scholar's check1674 a form of checkmate, most commonly given on White's fourth move by the queen (defended by a bishop) capturing the pawn on the square f7 which is… perpetual check1750 a situation, resulting in a draw, in which one player cannot (safely) terminate a repeated sequence of checks; a repeated sequence of checks to… smothered mate1804 (see quot. 1847). Cf. mate, n.1 2. sui-mate1846 A chess problem in which one player (usually White, moving first) must force the other to deliver checkmate, typically within a specified number of… selfmate1848 A chess problem in which one player (usually White, moving first) must force the other to deliver checkmate, typically within a specified number… perpetual1966 Chess. A perpetual check. |
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