checkmate

• Существительное, обозначающее выигрышную позицию в шахматах, когда король противника находится под атакой и не может избежать взятия; часто используется метафорически для обозначения решающей победы или безвыходной ситуации.

A noun referring to a winning position in chess where the opponent's king is under attack and cannot escape capture, often used metaphorically to mean a decisive victory or an inescapable situation.

1. Chess moveB1formalsport

   A move in chess that puts the opponent's king in a position of inescapable check, ending the game.

   Мат

   • He declared checkmate after moving his queen.
   • The grandmaster achieved checkmate in just twelve moves.
   • She studied various checkmate patterns to improve her game.

   Synonymsmate

2. Complete victoryB2informal

   A situation where one side has achieved total and decisive success over another.

   Полная победа

   • The negotiation ended in checkmate for the opposing team.
   • His brilliant argument was a checkmate in the debate.
   • The final goal was checkmate for the championship title.

   Synonymsconquestdefeatdominationmasteryoverthrowroutsubjugationtriumphvictorywin

• Глагол, используемый в шахматах для обозначения действия по постановке короля противника в положение неизбежного шаха, что приводит к выигрышу партии.

A verb used in chess to indicate the act of putting the opponent's king into a position of inescapable check, thereby winning the game.

1. End a chess gameB2formalsport

   To put an opponent's king into a position of inescapable capture, thereby winning the game.

   Поставить мат

   • He checkmated his opponent in just twelve moves.
   • She checkmated the black king with a rook and queen.
   • The grandmaster checkmated his rival in a brilliant endgame.

   Synonymsmate