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Ending goal in chess
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture)
Checkmate
Russian fighter aircraft
The Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate (Russian: Сухой Су-75), also designated as the Light Tactical Aircraft (LTA; Russian: Лёгкий Тактический Самолёт - ЛТС, romanized: Lyogkiy
Sukhoi_Su-75_Checkmate
DC Comics covert operations agency
Checkmate is a fictional covert operations agency appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The antihero team first appeared in Action
Checkmate_(comics)
Chess patterns
deliver checkmate, termed checkmate patterns, have been given specific names. The diagrams that follow show these checkmates with White checkmating Black
Checkmate_pattern
Topics referred to by the same term
results in defeat. Checkmate or Checkmates may also refer to: Checkmate (comics), the title of two series published by DC Comics Checkmate (play), an 1869
Checkmate_(disambiguation)
Fastest checkmate in the game of chess
The fool's mate is the fastest checkmate in chess delivered after the fewest possible moves from the game's starting position. It arises from the following
Fool's_mate
Traditional board game for two players
own piece onto the square it occupies. The object of the game is to "checkmate" (threaten with inescapable capture) the enemy king. There are also several
Chess
Chess endgame
bishop and knight checkmate is the checkmate of a lone king by an opposing king, knight, and bishop. With the stronger side to move, checkmate can be forced
Bishop_and_knight_checkmate
1960 American TV series
Checkmate is an American detective television series created by Eric Ambler, featuring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show was
Checkmate (American TV series)
Checkmate_(American_TV_series)
Checkmate position
In chess, scholar's mate is the checkmate achieved by the following moves, or similar: e4 e5 Qh5 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6?? Qxf7# The same mating pattern may be reached
Scholar's_mate
2022 EP by Itzy
Checkmate is the fifth extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Itzy. It was released on July 15, 2022, through JYP Entertainment, and Republic Records
Checkmate_(EP)
2008 Indian Marathi-language thriller film
Checkmate is a 2008 Marathi-language thriller film written and directed by Sanjay Jadhav, produced by Kanchan Satpute and Chandrashekhar Mahamuni. The
Checkmate_(2008_film)
Chess endgame
knights cannot force checkmate against a lone king (however, the superior side can force stalemate). Although there are checkmate positions, a king and
Two_knights_endgame
Checkmate is a two-act farcical play by Andrew Halliday first performed in 1869, and was one of his more successful plays. The play debuted at the Royalty
Checkmate_(play)
concert tours and two official showcases since their debut in 2019. The Checkmate World Tour (2022–2023), the group's debut concert tour, began in South
List_of_Itzy_concert_tours
2022 video game
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (also referred to as simply Shotgun King) is a 2022 roguelike turn-based tactics video game developed by French studio
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Shotgun_King:_The_Final_Checkmate
Method to convey chess moves
literature. Some publications such as ECO omit any indication of check. Checkmate at the completion of moves is represented by the symbol "#" in standard
Algebraic_notation_(chess)
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Checkmate could refer to: Operation Checkmate (commando raid) a Second World War British Commando raid Operation Checkmate (Sri Lanka) a Sri
Operation_Checkmate
2005 song by Jadakiss
"Checkmate" is a song by the American rapper Jadakiss, released as a promotional single on March 9, 2005, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment/Interscope Records
Checkmate_(Jadakiss_song)
Japanese chess problem
find out how to achieve checkmate. It is similar to a mate-in-n chess problem. The term tsumi (詰み) means the state of checkmate itself. The verb form is
Tsume_shogi
2019 single by Conan Gray
"Checkmate" is a song by American singer Conan Gray, released as a single on June 26, 2019, through Republic Records. It was written by Gray and produced
Checkmate_(Conan_Gray_song)
Checkmate is a fictional covert operations agency, as published by DC Comics. The roster of the agency has changed a great deal over the years. These
List_of_Checkmate_members
2000 studio album by B.G.
Checkmate is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper B.G.. It was released on November 21, 2000 via Cash Money/Universal Records, marking his final
Checkmate_(B.G._album)
2024 Spanish film
Checkmates (Spanish: Menudas piezas) is a 2024 Spanish comedy film directed by Nacho García Velilla. Its cast features Alexandra Jiménez, Luis Callejo
Checkmates_(film)
American R&B group
The Checkmates, Ltd. were an American R&B group from Fort Wayne, Indiana. The group, discovered by Nancy Wilson, was named such because the group included
Checkmates,_Ltd.
9th episode of the 1st series of The Prisoner
"Checkmate" is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series The Prisoner. It was written by Gerald Kelsey and directed by Don Chaffey
Checkmate_(The_Prisoner)
Comics character
associated with Batman, and subsequently evolved an association with Checkmate in two of its incarnations. Sasha Bordeaux was created by Greg Rucka and
Sasha_Bordeaux
British film by George William Pearson
Checkmate is a 1935 British crime film directed by George Pearson and starring Maurice Evans, Felix Aylmer and Evelyn Foster. It was written by Basil
Checkmate_(1935_film)
Checkmate is a one act ballet created by the choreographer Ninette de Valois and composer Arthur Bliss. The idea for the ballet was proposed by Bliss
Checkmate_(ballet)
Stealth video game series
Cell". Unlike the first two books, Checkmate is not written from the first person perspective of Fisher, nor does Checkmate continue the running subplots that
Tom_Clancy's_Splinter_Cell
Result of a chess game ending in a tie
sequence of legal moves can lead to checkmate), most commonly when neither player has sufficient material to checkmate the opponent. Unless specific tournament
Draw_(chess)
2009 studio album by The Phantom Band
Checkmate Savage is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Phantom Band, released on 26 January 2009 through Chemikal Underground Records
Checkmate_Savage
DC Comics superhero
#42 (April 2007) Checkmate (vol. 2) #1 (June 2006) Checkmate (vol. 2) #11 (April 2007) Checkmate (vol. 2) #12 (May 2007) Checkmate (vol. 2) #2 (July
Fire_(character)
Chess piece
If this cannot be done, the king is said to be in checkmate, resulting in a loss for the checkmated player. A player cannot make any move that places
King_(chess)
English actor (1918–1977)
Wazir in the film Kismet (1955) and Dr. Carl Hyatt in the CBS-TV series Checkmate (1960–1962). Cabot was also a voice performer in many Disney animated
Sebastian_Cabot_(actor)
2011 compilation album by Namie Amuro
Checkmate! is a collaboration album by Japanese singer Namie Amuro, featuring a collection of her collaborations with other musicians released between
Checkmate!_(album)
Canadian rapper
Checkmate is a Canadian rapper from Vancouver, best known as one of the collaborating artists on Rascalz' influential 1998 single "Northern Touch". He
Checkmate_(rapper)
Chess variant
declare a checkmate within the next few moves. Also, with only the two kings on the board, White can easily force a Monster chess checkmate. White must
Monster_chess
Russian turbofan engine
as well as new potential tactical fighters such as the Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate. In the 1990s, the collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in the disruption
Saturn_AL-51
2026 video game
capture every single rival piece instead of just putting the king in checkmate. The game was chosen as part of the SXSW Sydney 2025 Game Festival official
Gambonanza
2009 American TV series or program
orders the bombing of the diner), and commentaries on "Arrival" and "Checkmate". Featurettes in the set include: "A 6 Hour Film Shot in 92 Days: The
The Prisoner (2009 miniseries)
The_Prisoner_(2009_miniseries)
Type of checkmate in chess
From Burgess In chess, a back-rank checkmate (also known as a corridor mate) is a checkmate delivered by a rook or queen along the opponent's back rank
Back-rank_checkmate
DC Comics character
is also commonly associated with several government agencies such as Checkmate, the Department of Extranormal Operations (D.E.O), and A.R.G.U.S. The
Amanda_Waller
Rules of play for the game of chess
moves in a distinct way. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king; checkmate occurs when a king is threatened with capture and has no
Rules_of_chess
Chess opening trap
18. Ke3 Nxc3# Checkmate in 11 moves with two queens. 8. f3 g3 9. Rf2 Nd4 10. Kf1 gxh2 11. Ke1 h1=Q+ 12. Bf1 Qxf1+ 13. Kxf1 Qh1# Checkmate in 6 moves with
Fishing_Pole_Trap
1990 video game
Chess Champion 2175 (known in North America as Checkmate) is a 1990 chess video game developed and published by Oxford Softworks. It was published in
Chess_Champion_2175
1979 Hong Kong film by Joseph Kuo
Boxing (Chinese: 雙馬連環; pinyin: Shuāng mǎlián huán; also known as Ninja Checkmate) is a 1979 Hong Kong kung fu film written, produced and directed by Joseph
The_Mystery_of_Chess_Boxing
Raid on shipping at Haugesund, Norway in April 1943
Operation Checkmate was the codename for a raid on shipping at Haugesund, Norway in April 1943 during the Second World War by British Commandos. The raiding
Operation Checkmate (commando raid)
Operation_Checkmate_(commando_raid)
Young adult novel series by Malorie Blackman
There are six books in the series: Noughts and Crosses, Knife Edge, Checkmate, Double Cross, Crossfire, and Endgame. Persephone "Sephy" Hadley is a
Noughts & Crosses (novel series)
Noughts_&_Crosses_(novel_series)
Chess term; a check delivered by two pieces simultaneously
however, is also sometimes used to denote checkmate.) This article uses "++" for double check and "#" for checkmate. This article uses algebraic notation
Double_check
Fairy chess piece
the pawn (because it cannot practice en passant). The amazon can force checkmate on an enemy king without the help of any other friendly piece. Chess moves
Amazon_(chess)
Italian British actress and screenwriter
Robert Barker : Nadia 2016 : Country of Hotels : Louisa / Beverly 2016 : Checkmate (short film): Fate; also screenwriter- directed by Jason Bradbury; with
Eugenia_Caruso
Chess rule for claiming a draw
invoke the fifty-move rule. The simplest common endings, called the basic checkmates, such as king and queen versus king, can all be won in well under 50 moves
Fifty-move_rule
Australian electronic music duo
Bag Raiders have released their new EP Checkmate, and we're kind of losing our heads to its lead single Checkmate". AAA BackStage. 16 March 2016. Retrieved
Bag_Raiders
Ghanaian movie
Checkmate is a Ghanaian crime drama film that was written and directed by Shirley Frimpong Manso for Sparrow Productions. It was produced by Ken Attoh
Checkmate_(2010_film)
Season of television series
information on Tess. 190 16 "Checkmate" Tim Scanlan John Chisholm April 9, 2010 (2010-04-09) 3X5267 1.99 Tess and other Checkmate agents kidnap Green Arrow
Smallville_season_9
English singer-songwriter (born 1988)
May 2021. Yglesias, Ana Monroy (6 September 2019). "Conan Gray Talks "Checkmate," Feeling Inspired By Adele and What To Expect On His "Darker" Debut Album"
Adele
Canadian/American metal band
empowering women in the heavy music scene. Blue Medusa's debut single, "Checkmate" was released on 20 March 2026, with an accompanying video directed by
Blue_Medusa
Indian rapper and songwriter
followed this with Kondal (2024) for the film Kondal, Veeran for the film "Checkmate" and Maranathin Niram for the film "No Way Out". His most recent film
Vedan_(rapper)
Chess piece
adept at delivering checkmate. Below are a few examples of rook checkmates that are easy to force. A single rook can force checkmate while a single minor
Rook_(chess)
2022 single by Itzy
and Republic Records, as the lead single for their fifth extended play Checkmate. Both Korean and English versions of the song were included in the extended
Sneakers_(song)
2024 American crime drama television series
to Henderson, Nevada, following Conforth's tip to locate Roman. 15 2 "Checkmate" James Roday Rodriguez Marc Halsey September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23) 3.84
High_Potential
1972 Italian film
The Sicilian Checkmate (Italian: La violenza: quinto potere) is a 1972 Italian crime-drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. The construction of a
The_Sicilian_Checkmate
British bassist (1940–2007)
Windward Islands. He is best known for being a member of Emile Ford & the Checkmates and Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel. Ford was born in Castries, Saint Lucia
George_Ford_(bassist)
Overview of and topical guide to chess
before the expected move to gain an advantage. Checkmate pattern – a particular checkmate. Some checkmate patterns occur sufficiently frequently, or are
Outline_of_chess
Safe square that a piece can move to if threatened
squares can prevent the opponent from winning material or delivering checkmate. For example, in the Morphy Defence, the white c-pawn may be advanced
Flight_square
narrowly avoiding another encounter with the Imperial-hired assassin. 13 3 "Checkmate" 1533 Colm McCarthy Michael Hirst 13 April 2008 (2008-04-13) N/A Henry
List_of_The_Tudors_episodes
Chief Minister of Karnataka since 2026
original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023. "DK Shivakumar: The man who checkmated Amit Shah in Karnataka". The News Minute. 20 May 2018. Archived from the
D._K._Shivakumar
Special checkmate position
Economical mate In chess, an economical mate is a checkmate position such that all of the attacker's remaining knights, bishops, rooks and queens contribute
Economical_mate
Fictional police officer and secret agent
Chase) whom they believed was a cop killer. Gary Washington the very first Checkmate Knight was also introduced during Harry Stein's run, in issue #24 as Stein's
Harry_Stein_(character)
2016 album by Will Wood and the Tapeworms
summer playlist. "The Song with Five Names a.k.a. Soapbox Tao a.k.a. Checkmate Atheists! a.k.a. Neospace Government (a.k.a. You Can Never Know)" follows
Self-ish
Special checkmate position
Pure mate In chess, a pure mate is a checkmate position such that the mated king is attacked exactly once, and prevented from moving to any of the adjacent
Pure_mate
2012 Indian Bengali television series
Checkmate is an Indian Bengali television thriller series which aired on Star Jalsha from 21 January 2012 to 15 June 2012. The show is a thriller with
Checkmate_(Indian_TV_series)
(2019). Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath. Warner Bros. Level/area: Chapter 17: Checkmate (Shang Tsung). NetherRealm Studios (2023). Mortal Kombat 1. Warner Bros
Characters of the Mortal Kombat series
Characters_of_the_Mortal_Kombat_series
Nigerian actor
Boys (2018) as Justice Nwachukwu Madam President (2017) as Faju Omola Checkmate Alan Poza (2013) as Managing Director Heroes & Zeroes (2012) as Nnamdi
Norbert_Young
1930 novel by Sydney Horler
Checkmate (1930) is a novel by English writer Sydney Horler. The book describes the lifestyle of the wealthy social elite and includes elements of crime
Checkmate_(Horler_novel)
2024 Indian thriller web series
Checkmate is an Indian Hindi-language thriller web series directed by Saket Yadav and released on the streaming platform Hungama in 2024. The series stars
Checkmate (2024 Indian TV series)
Checkmate_(2024_Indian_TV_series)
Chess piece
is a draw since a checkmate is impossible. When a lone king faces a king and two knights, a checkmate can never be forced; checkmate can occur only if
Knight_(chess)
DC Comics antihero team
series. The squad was often paired with DC's other government agency, Checkmate, culminating in the Janus Directive crossover. While the Squad is often
Suicide_Squad
Anticancer medication
unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Efficacy was evaluated in CHECKMATE-901 (NCT03036098), a randomized, open-label trial enrolling 608 participants
Nivolumab
Family of chess variants specially designed for three players
victor as the player who first delivers checkmate, with the third player losing in addition to the checkmated player, or having the third player getting
Three-player_chess
Indian film director
Year Film Director Screenplay Writer Actor Ref(s) 2008 Checkmate Yes No Yes No 2010 Ringa Ringa Yes No No No 2011 Fakta Ladh Mhana Yes No No No 2013 Duniyadari
Sanjay_Jadhav
American actor (1935–1995)
Bendix for 17 episodes As Jed Sills in the 1960-1962 CBS television series Checkmate for 70 episodes. As C.R. (Christopher Robin) Grover in the sci-fi/detective
Doug_McClure
Superhero media franchise
season's finale, released in October 2025, introduces the organization Checkmate and the inter-dimensional prison Salvation, which were two important aspects
DC_Universe_(franchise)
believed by them to constitute best play by both sides, that led to a forced checkmate for the announcing player in a specified number of moves (for example
Glossary_of_chess
British professional wrestler (1935–2015)
National Wrestling Alliance in the United States. Also wrestled as The Checkmate in Texas for World Class Championship Wrestling. Charles started his professional
Tony_Charles
Nigerian TV drama series
Checkmate is a Nigerian television serial that ran from Thursday, April 4, 1991 to 1994, created by Amaka Igwe and sponsored by Lever Brothers Nigeria
Checkmate (Nigerian TV series)
Checkmate_(Nigerian_TV_series)
Fictional type of cyborg in DC Comics
sentience as part of his plans. Maxwell Lord, promoted to the top rank of Checkmate, subverts the original mission of the Brother MK I satellite by inculcating
OMAC_(comics)
Checkmate pattern
Boden's mate is a checkmating pattern in chess characterized by bishops on two criss-crossing diagonals (for example, bishops on a6 and f4 delivering
Boden's_Mate
Situation in chess without a legal move
from 1765. It is a compounding of Middle English stale and mate (meaning checkmate). Stale is probably derived from Anglo-French estale meaning "standstill"
Stalemate
American actor (1921–2005)
mostly seen on television. He is best known for roles of Don Corey on Checkmate, Burke Devlin and Jeremiah Collins on Dark Shadows, Dr. Tony Vincente
Anthony_George
2023 single by Rod Wave
"Checkmate" is a song by American rapper and singer Rod Wave, released on September 14, 2023 as the fifth single from his fifth studio album Nostalgia
Checkmate_(Rod_Wave_song)
Comics character
DGSE. Josephine Tautin, introduced in Checkmate Vol. 2 #5, uses the name in her capacity as the member of Checkmate known as the Black Queen's Knight. Relatively
Mademoiselle_Marie
Chess game played in London in 1851
gameplay. Although Kieseritzsky himself indicated that the game ended before checkmate, the Immortal Game is frequently reproduced with a brief continuation
Immortal_Game
Danny Diaz & the Checkmates were a Filipino rock band, based in Hong Kong in the 1960s. They were part of the Hong Kong beat group scene between 1964 and
Danny_Diaz_&_the_Checkmates
Chess position where one side has only a king
leaving the opponent with a bare king was one way of winning the game (see Checkmate § History). The relative weakness of the pieces in shatranj may have made
Bare_king
Australian actor, choreographer, dancer and theatre director (1909–1986)
Before Us. Character roles included the doddery Red King in de Valois' Checkmate, which he first danced at the age of 28 and last danced in 1986 when he
Robert_Helpmann
American comics artist (1960–2023)
2023) was an American comics artist best known as the co-creator of Checkmate! and Gunfire for DC Comics. Steve Erwin was born on January 16, 1960.
Steve_Erwin
Comic book antihero
were killed in his vicinity. Smith subsequently joins the organization Checkmate, a special-forces unit, hunting terrorists until his own behavior becomes
Peacemaker_(character)
2–6 player chess variant
been placed in checkmate can still be used as an origin or destination for a teleportation. In team play, if a player is put into checkmate, rather than
Duchess_(chess_variant)
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v. t.
To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart.
n.
The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game.
imp. & p. p.
of Checkmate
n.
Same as Checkmate.
v. t.
To check (an adversary's king) in such a manner that escape in impossible; to defeat (an adversary) by putting his king in check from which there is no escape.
v. t.
To checkmate.
n.
A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Checkmate