shakki ja matti — meaning in English
Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead
English meaning
- checkmate noun In chess, the winning move that traps the opponent's king with no way to escape capture.
Senses
shakki ja matti is used for these senses in English:
- checkmate (chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
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.