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checkmate
/ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/ · 9 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
complete victory
- 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
Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves