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epaulette mate

epaulette mate noun: a checkmate pattern in which the losing side's king is unable to escape because its two surrounding parallel flight squares are occupied by pieces of its own color. Most commonly occurs with two rooks on the back rank.

Noun

epaulette mate (plural epaulette mates)

  1. A checkmate pattern in which the losing side's king is unable to escape because its two surrounding parallel flight squares are occupied by pieces of its own color. Most commonly occurs with two rooks on the back rank.

Forms of epaulette mate

pluralepaulette mates
alternative formepaulet mate

Origin of epaulette mate

Due to perceived visual similarity between rooks and epaulettes.

Questions about epaulette mate

What does epaulette mate mean?
Epaulette mate means a checkmate pattern in which the losing side's king is unable to escape because its two surrounding parallel flight squares are occupied by pieces of its own color. Most commonly occurs with two rooks on the back rank.
What part of speech is epaulette mate?
Epaulette mate is a noun.
What is the plural of epaulette mate?
The plural of epaulette mate is epaulette mates.

Words near epaulette mate in the dictionary

  1. epaulet trevallies
  2. epaulet trevally
  3. epauleted
  4. epaulets
  5. epaulette
  6. epaulette mate
  7. epaulette mates
  8. epaulette shark
  9. epaulette sharks
  10. epauletted
  11. epaulettes

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