checkmate
(noun)
/ˌtʃekˈmeɪt/
Giải nghĩa:
A position in chess where the king is directly attacked and there is no way to remove the threat.
A position in chess where the king is directly attacked and there is no way to remove the threat.
Ví dụ:
With a clever move, she reached checkmate and won the game.
With a clever move, she reached checkmate and won the game.
checkmate
(verb)
/ˌtʃekˈmeɪt/
Giải nghĩa:
To place (the opponent's king in chess) in a position to be captured with no way to remove the threat.
To place (the opponent's king in chess) in a position to be captured with no way to remove the threat.
Ví dụ:
My opponent checkmated me in twenty moves.
My opponent checkmated me in twenty moves.
Cách sử dụng
Checkmate is a word used in the game of chess to declare victory. It means that the king cannot make any more moves without being captured, which signals the end of the game. Outside of chess, it can also be used in a figurative sense to mean that someone has defeated or outsmarted their opponent.
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