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checkmate

Chess
a. the winning position in which an opponent's king is under attack and unable to escape
b. the move by which this position is achieved
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

checkmate

end of game in chess: folk-etymology of Shah-mat, ‘the Shah is dead.’ [Br. Folklore: Espy, 217]
See: End
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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