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In chess, why is it called Checkmate ?
Never played dont no the rules or terminalogy... thanx
5 Answers
- Anonymous10 years agoFavorite Answer
Checkmate comes from the Persian cry, "Shah mat!" — the king is dead.
Chess is, after all, a form of war.
Source(s): Shah mat ("check mate" in English) means "the king is dead". The object of a chess game is to checkmate the opponent's king. - Anonymous10 years ago
It's from the Arabic "Shah Mat" meaning "The King Is Dead" the last move of chess means that you have defeated your opponents king and therefor killing it thus taking the phrase "The King Is Dead" pluss people needed a phrase to say to rub it in their faces that they have won ^_^
Source(s): Intelligence - Anonymous10 years ago
comes from the phrase shah mat which translates to the king is dead
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- Anonymous10 years ago
"check" ...a small attack on the king...the game continues
"check-mate"...the final attack on the king...the game is over
