ста́вить мат — meaning in English
stavit mat
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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
ста́вить мат is used for these senses in English:
- checkmate (transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
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.
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