| 单词 | scholar's mate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscholar's mate scholar's mate n. (also with capital initials) [so called with reference to the simplicity of this form of checkmate (compare fool's mate n. at fool n.1 and adj. Compounds 4b); compare sense 1a] Chess 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 defended only by the king on e8. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > check or checkmate matec1330 mating?a1400 checkc1426 checkmatec1440 scholar's mate1614 fool's mate1618 scholar's check1674 perpetual check1750 smothered mate1804 sui-mate1846 selfmate1848 perpetual1966 1614 A. Saul Famous Game Chesse-play i. sig A8v Then the blacke King shall giue mate at his fourth draught to the white King by taking the white Kings bishops pawne with his Queene, who shal be guarded with his owne Bishop, so that it is a schollers mate, but there is no man of iudgement in Chesse-play will take such a mate. 1787 R. Twiss Chess I. 137 The Scholar's Mate is given in four, and the Fool's Mate in two moves. 1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn I. vi. 68 James..put George on his back by a simple trip, akin to scholar's-mate at chess. 1919 Amer. Math. Monthly 26 311 Two or three experienced players explain the game to them, illustrating by means of simple games based on easy checkmates such as the ‘fool's mate’ and the ‘scholar's mate’. 1997 Times 13 Mar. 41/8 White's crude attempt with his second and third moves to play for Scholar's Mate on f7 is brusquely brushed aside. < as lemmas |
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