fool's mate
fool's mate noun: the quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess.
Noun
fool's mate (plural fool's mates)
fool's mate meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Arabic
fool's mate in Tamil
- quickest possible checkmate
- முட்டாளின் இறுதி muṭṭāḷiṉ iṟuti
fool's mate in Bengali
- quickest possible checkmate
- বোকার মাত bōkar mat
fool's mate in Malayalam
- quickest possible checkmate
- ഫൂൾസ് മേറ്റ് phūḷsŭ mēṟṟŭ
fool's mate in Arabic
- quickest possible checkmate
- كش مات المغفل, مات النقلتين, مَات الْمُبْتَدَأ māt al-mubtadaʔ, مَات التِّلْمِيذ māt at-tilmīḏ
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- fool's mate in Vietnamese
- mat đần độn, mat trong hai nước, chiếu hết trong hai nước
Forms of fool's mate
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Questions about fool's mate
- What does fool's mate mean?
- Fool's mate means the quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess.
- What is fool's mate in Tamil?
- Fool's mate in Tamil is முட்டாளின் இறுதி (muṭṭāḷiṉ iṟuti). See Fool's mate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fool's mate?
- Fool's mate is a noun.
- What is the plural of fool's mate?
- The plural of fool's mate is fool's mates.
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