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What does 'checkmate' literally mean?

the last move

game over

king is helpless

there is no meaning

This phrase is an alteration of the Persian phrase "Shāh Māt", but does not carry over any literal meaning from the Persian. It is a common misconception that it means "the King is dead", as chess reached Europe via the Islamic world, and Arabic māta means "died".

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