checkmate /chekˈmāt/

1. In chess, a position where a player's king is under attack and can neither be protected nor move to escape, ending the game
2. A complete check, defeat or winning manoeuvre

1. In chess, to put (a player's king) in checkmate
2. To defeat or render incapable of counter-attack

In chess, a call made to indicate that one's opponent's king has been placed in checkmate

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