checkmate

Noun
  1. Complete victory (synset 107490175)
    is a type of: triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest
  2. A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king (synset 100168585)
    is a type of: chess move - the act of moving a chess piece
    same as: mate
Verb
  1. Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game (synset 201116893)
    "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
    referred to in: chess, chess game - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
    is a type of: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
    same as: mate

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