matová situace — meaning in English
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English meaning
- checkmate noun In chess, the winning move that traps the opponent's king with no way to escape capture.
Senses
matová situace is used for these senses in English:
- checkmate (figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
checkmate — full definition
- noun In chess, the winning move that traps the opponent's king with no way to escape capture.
- noun Figuratively, a complete and inescapable defeat in any situation.
- verb To defeat an opponent's king so it cannot escape capture, or to put someone in an inescapable losing position.