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checkmates

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Definitions

noun

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

verb

place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Pronunciation

/tʃˈɛkmˌeɪts/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

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