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mat
checkmate
(être) échec et mat
to be checkmate
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It is a mate in three (white moves first and must checkmate black in three moves against any defence).
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Chess pieces move, capture, give check/checkmate as normal, and may capture enemy counters.
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No check or checkmate; kings are capturable like other pieces.
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It did, however, checkmate the opponent every time.
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Win by checkmating the opponent, or blowing up his king.
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The king, which has to be protected in the middlegame owing to the threat of checkmate, becomes a strong piece in the endgame.
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Checkmate has been artificially included here by giving the king the large value 200 (anything greater than the maximum of all other terms would do).
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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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As in standard chess, checkmate is a win and stalemate is a draw.
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White is to checkmate, moving the rook only once in the process.
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