checkmating — 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 pattern — checkmate A checkmate pattern is a pattern of checkmate that occurs fairly frequently in chess. The diagrams that follow show the checkmates with White checkmating Black … 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
chess — chess1 /ches/, n. a game played by two persons, each with 16 pieces, on a chessboard. [1150 1200; ME < OF esches, pl. of eschec CHECK1] chess2 /ches/, n., pl. chess, chesses. one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge. [1425 75;… … Universalium
Queen versus pawn endgame — The chess endgame of a queen versus pawn (with both sides having no other pieces other than the king) is usually an easy win for the side with the queen. However, if the pawn has advanced to its seventh rank it has possibilities of reaching a… … Wikipedia
Checkmate — Check mate ( m[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Checkmated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Checkmating}.] 1. (Chess) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Checkmated — Checkmate Check mate ( m[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Checkmated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Checkmating}.] 1. (Chess) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
checkmate — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English chekmaten, from chekmate, interjection used to announce checkmate, from Anglo French eschec mat, from Arabic shāh māt, from Persian, literally, the king is left unable to escape Date: 14th century 1.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pope Alexander III — Alexander III Papacy began September 7, 1159 Papacy ended August 30, 1181 Predecessor Adrian IV … Wikipedia
Shogi — level of the nihongo|professional ranking league|順位戦) and the nihongo|third level pro qualifier league|奨励会三段リーグ. Unless exceptional permission is granted, applicant normally need to have experience in the pro qualifier leagues, and cannot become… … Wikipedia
