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The correct spelling is checkmate.
How to pronounce checkmate
/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/
Say it like: Che-kma-te
The correct spelling is checkmate. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. For example: "That jerk checkmated me in four moves!"
Usage Examples
“That jerk checkmated me in four moves!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
- 2.(by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
verb
- 1.To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
- 2.(by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
interjection
- 1.Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
- 2.(by extension) Said when one has checkmated someone (placed them in a losing situation with no escape.)
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