What does the term “checkmate” refer to in chess?
What does the term “checkmate” refer to in chess?
शतरंज में “चेकमेट” शब्द का क्या तात्पर्य होता है?
Detailed Solution & Logic
End of game / खेल का समापन
🟢 Explanation
In chess, “checkmate” occurs when:
The king is under direct threat (check).
No legal move can remove the threat.
Key points:
It ends the game immediately.
The player whose king is checkmated loses the game.
Checkmate is different from:
Check → king is under threat but can escape.
Draw → game ends in a tie (e.g., stalemate, insufficient material).
🟢 व्याख्या
शतरंज में “चेकमेट” तब होता है जब:
राजा सीधे खतरे में (चेक) हो।
और कोई भी वैध चाल उस खतरे को नहीं हटा सकती।
मुख्य बिंदु:
यह खेल का तुरंत अंत करता है।
जिसका राजा चेकमेट होता है, वह खेल हार जाता है।
अंतर:
चेक → राजा खतरे में है लेकिन बच सकता है।
ड्रॉ → खेल बराबरी में समाप्त होता है (जैसे स्टैलमेट, अपर्याप्त मोहरों की स्थिति)।
⭐ Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य
🔹 Chess has different ways to achieve checkmate, such as back rank mate, smothered mate, and Fool’s mate.
🔹 The word “checkmate” comes from the Persian phrase “Shah Mat”, meaning “the king is helpless”.
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