Checkmate

Definitions

1. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
   countable, uncountable
2. Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
   broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“This immediately ends the game, provided that the move⟳ producing the checkmate position was in accordance with Article 3 and Articles 4.2 – 4.7.”

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