fool's mate
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fool's mate
noun fool's mates
- The quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess.
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noun quickest possible checkmate
| Español | mate del loco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 풀스 메이트 pulseu meiteu |
| 日本語 | フールズ・メイト fūruzu meito |
| 中文 | 愚者自將 /愚者自将 yúzhě zìjiàng, 兩回合將殺 /两回合将杀 liǎng huíhé jiāngshā |
| Português | mate do louco |
| Français | mat du lion, mat du sot, mat de l'imbécile, mat du débutant, mat de l'écolier |
| Deutsch | Narrenmatt |
| Italiano | matto dell'imbecille, matto dello stolto |
| Ελληνικά | ματ των ανοήτων mat ton anoḯton |
| Русский | дура́цкий мат duráckij mat |
| Tiếng Việt | mat đần độn, mat trong hai nước, chiếu hết trong hai nước |
| العربية | كش مات المغفل, مات النقلتين, مَات الْمُبْتَدَأ māt al-mubtadaʔ, مَات التِّلْمِيذ māt at-tilmīḏ |
| עברית | מט טיפשים |
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@misc{fool_s_mate_2026,
title = {fool's mate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fool's%20mate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
