checkmate in the PONS Dictionary

checkmate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be checkmate
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And, unlike in standard chess, king and rook can not enforce checkmate against the lone king on the cylindrical board.
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Pieces in reserve or on deck may be placed on any vacant square, including squares where the piece delivers check or checkmate.
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The first applications of chess on hexagonal boards probably occurred mid-19th century, but two early examples did not include checkmate as the winning objective.
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As in standard chess, checkmate is a win and stalemate is a draw.
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One's own king was usually threatened by immediate checkmate.
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In the third diagram, one knight is guarding c1, leaving the other knight to try to checkmate.
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If a royal piece is threatened with capture and can not avoid capture next move, then the game is lost (this is checkmate).
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In some descriptions of the game, the winner is the first player to checkmate twice, or to checkmate a player who has already checkmated another.
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Checkmate became a requirement to win; a player could not win by capturing all of the opponent's pieces.
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Chess pieces move, capture, give check/checkmate as normal, and may capture enemy counters.
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