checkmates in English
noun
1
a check from which a king cannot escape.
To move her bishop to strike his knight would leave the king open on two sides without escape, a checkmate .
verb
1
put into checkmate.
I had one middle-aged student who stubbornly refused to castle, saying that his King would be trapped in the corner and checkmated .
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1. What are the fastest vertical checkmates for both Castlings? 3
2. This means that I can catch slightly deeper checkmates if they are forced because the quiescence search considers extremely narrow, but dangerous lines.
3. Alfred de Musset, 1849 In this composition by Alfred de Musset, White checkmates on the edge of the board in three moves with: 1.