Learning English - Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation - Checkmate

Learning English - Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation - Checkmate: "'Checkmate' is what you say in chess when you attack the opponent’s king in such a way that no escape is possible, meaning you win the game. It is now used in other contexts to mean 'complete victory'.

Examples

The rebels surrounded the president's palace. He had no option but to agree to their demands: it was checkmate.


Unless we make some serious changes around this business our competition will catch up and it will be checkmate.


It can also be used as a verb:


Garry Kasparov checkmated the chess computer after a fine series of moves."