checkmated

adj 2

Collocations

VERB + CHECKMATED

got, playing

CHECKMATED + NOUN

mary, opponent, player

PREP.

after, in, on, within

ADV.

once, only, then

adj

Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.

Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.

I checkmated my opponent by using my two rooks.

Tatoeba · #1915796

If you play like that, you'll be checkmated in ten moves.

Tatoeba · #2042131

He checkmated me.

Tatoeba · #2907752

He could see that his king would be checkmated within five moves.

Tatoeba · #4413233

I'm so terrible at chess, I once got checkmated after only two moves!

Tatoeba · #5288760

I once got checkmated after only two moves.

Tatoeba · #5955961

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