checkmate

• Nom désignant la position gagnante aux échecs où le roi adverse est attaqué et ne peut échapper à la capture ; souvent utilisé métaphoriquement pour évoquer une victoire décisive ou une situation sans issue.

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.

   Échec et mat

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

   Synonymesmate

2. Complete victoryB2informal

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

   victoire totale et décisive

   • 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.

   Synonymesconquestdefeatdominationmasteryoverthrowroutsubjugationtriumphvictorywin

• Verbe utilisé aux échecs pour désigner l'action de placer le roi adverse dans une position de mat, mettant ainsi fin à la partie par une victoire.

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.

   Faire échec et mat

   • 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.

   Synonymesmate