checkmated — adjective a) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game. b) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss … Wiktionary
checkmated — n. act of putting an opponent s king in an inescapable position (Chess); downfall, defeat v. defeat one s opponent by putting his king in an inescapable position (Chess); defeat … English contemporary dictionary
Checkmate — For other uses, see Checkmate (disambiguation). The black king has been checkmated; the game is over, assuming that there are no other pieces (not visible in the picture) that could capture the queen. Checkmate (frequently shortened to mate) is a … Wikipedia
Cubic chess — is a chess variant, where 8 boards are stacked on top of each other, thusly making an 8x8x8 grid. The moves that each piece can make are the same as standard 8x8 chess however they are expanded to apply to a third plane and four people.Grid… … Wikipedia
Rules of chess — The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) are rules governing the play of the game of chess. While the exact origins of chess are unclear, modern rules first took form during the Middle Ages. The rules c … Wikipedia
Check (chess) — a b c d e f g h … Wikipedia
Four-handed chess — A common four way chess board Genre(s) Chess variant Players 4 Random chance None Skill(s) required … Wikipedia
Endgame tablebase — A typical interface for querying a tablebase An endgame tablebase is a computerized database that co … Wikipedia
Glossary of chess — See also: Outline of chess and Glossary of chess problems This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. Some of these have their own pages, like fork and pin. For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see fairy chess… … Wikipedia
Three-handed chess — is a family of chess variants specially designed to be played by three people. [cite book | author=Pritchard, D. | title=Popular Chess Variants|publisher=Bastford Chess Books | year=2000 | id=ISBN 0 7134 8578 7] There are many variations of three … Wikipedia
