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scholar's mate in Arabic

ضَرْبَة الرَاعِي

scholar's mate in Arabic: ضَرْبَة الرَاعِي, خطة نابليون. In English, scholar's mate means the checkmate which occurs shortly after the opening, when the white queen checkmates by taking the black pawn on f7 (or the black queen taking the white pawn on f2), protected by a bishop on c4 (or c5).

Arabic words for scholar's mate

checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#
ضَرْبَة الرَاعِي, خطة نابليون

English meaning of scholar's mate

  1. noun The checkmate which occurs shortly after the opening, when the white queen checkmates by taking the black pawn on f7 (or the black queen taking the white pawn on f2), protected by a bishop on c4 (or c5).

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What is the meaning of scholar's mate in Arabic?
Scholar's mate in Arabic is ضَرْبَة الرَاعِي, خطة نابليون.
ما معنى كلمة scholar's mate؟
Scholar's mate: ضَرْبَة الرَاعِي, خطة نابليون.
What does scholar's mate mean in English?
Scholar's mate means the checkmate which occurs shortly after the opening, when the white queen checkmates by taking the black pawn on f7 (or the black queen taking the white pawn on f2), protected by a bishop on c4 (or c5).

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