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Checkmates vs Checkmated - What's the difference?

checkmates | checkmated |

As verbs the difference between checkmates and checkmated

is that checkmates is (checkmate) while checkmated is (checkmate).

As a noun checkmates

is .

As an adjective checkmated is

(chess) having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.

checkmates

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (checkmate)

    • checkmated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
  • (figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (checkmate)