Definitions
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Word origin
From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Classical Persian شاه مات (šāh māt, “the king [is] amazed”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“My opponent checkmated me in four moves!”
“The game is won by the player who has checkmated his/her opponent’s king.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“King trapped”9 letters
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