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scholar's mate

scholar's mate 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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Noun

scholar's mate (plural scholar's mates)

  1. 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).

scholar's mate meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Arabic and Vietnamese

scholar's mate in Tamil

checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#
மாணவகன் முற்றுகை māṇavakaṉ muṟṟukai

scholar's mate in Malayalam

checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#
സ്കോളർസ് മേറ്റ് skōḷaṟsŭ mēṟṟŭ

scholar's mate in Arabic

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

scholar's mate in Vietnamese

checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#
chiếu hết scholar

Forms of scholar's mate

pluralscholar's mates

Origin of scholar's mate

First named and described in The Royall Game of Chesse-Play, a 1656 text by the English author Francis Beale.

Questions about scholar's mate

What does scholar's mate mean?
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).
What is scholar's mate in Tamil?
Scholar's mate in Tamil is மாணவகன் முற்றுகை (māṇavakaṉ muṟṟukai). See Scholar's mate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scholar's mate?
Scholar's mate is a noun.
What is the plural of scholar's mate?
The plural of scholar's mate is scholar's mates.

Words near scholar's mate in the dictionary

  1. scholar
  2. scholar and gentleman
  3. Scholar Green
  4. scholar's gown
  5. scholar's gowns
  6. scholar's mate
  7. scholar's mates
  8. scholar's rock
  9. scholarch
  10. scholarchate
  11. scholarchates

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