| 单词 | checkmate |
| 例句 | One afternoon in Chess Club, after I checkmated him, he stood up, leaned over, and kissed me on the mouth. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “No sir. Just a friend,” I replied, nervous that he’d try to checkmate me in real life. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Galileo’s discovery of the moons of Jupiter was not like checkmate, or winning a race: he did not plan for it or see it coming. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Papa had just checkmated Jaja when we heard the martial music on the radio, the solemn strains making us stop to listen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The people on the radio made it sound a lot like a game of chess where any move was one play from checkmate. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z One mistake is the argument that discovery claims are necessarily retrospective because ‘discovery’ is an ‘achievement word’, like checkmate in chess. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He smiled a kind of "checkmate" smile and flipped open a manila folder that was about an inch thick with documents. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Only a few other rudimentary hints were offered, such as that white should move first, and the object of the game was to checkmate, but not actually capture, the king. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The judge thought of their last game: She had been so excited about taking his queen, only to have the master checkmate her in the next move. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well, not exactly checkmate," Theo replied, "but Sandy would have had to resign. I took his queen." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh I suppose not,” she sighed, and she sat down to watch their chess match, which culminated in an exciting checkmate of Ron’s, involving a couple of recklessly brave pawns and a very violent bishop. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In sixty seconds flat, she checkmates her opponent’s king. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When you give the other king absolutely nowhere to go, it’s called ‘checkmate.’ Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “How can you checkmate a circus? It doesn’t make any sense.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Eventually I would checkmate the other guy,” he chuckled when he described the experience years later. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I sensed that losing would dampen his ardor, so I left my king open to attack, letting him checkmate me twice. How I Fell for an ‘I’m the Man’ Man 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z “Let’s play again,” he said, after Mr. Miller got to checkmate about 15 minutes into a game. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Who Plays Aquaman’s Nemesis, Gets Schooled in Chess 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The far right simply believes, as we see in abortion debates and arguments, that the sanctity of life checkmates all other arguments. Where’s our right to die? 2012-07-03T14:30:00Z Because once he has them, it will end in checkmate. With "Critical Thinking," John Leguizamo directs a rousing "Stand and Deliver"-style chess story 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z In many ways the play works like a protracted chess game: The pieces are arranged on the squares early, and the first moves foreshadow the final turn and checkmate. ‘Richard II’ Review: A Radio King With a Tottering Crown 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z "Chess is much more than a game - it provides a different perspective on the way we live. Talk of endgames, pawns and checkmate has become part of everyday life, war and politics," she said. Chess chat show comes to BBC Radio 4 2013-12-18T11:44:59Z While some try to make him a pawn in office politics, it is Marcelo who ultimately controls the board and forces checkmate. Kathryn Erskine's top 10 first person narratives 2012-02-09T12:13:49Z If the entire Game of Thrones series constitutes one big chess match, we’re not far from the checkmate. Game of Thrones Showrunners: We’re ‘Hurtling Towards’ the End 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z "To me, it's like this series of checkmates. It tends to move and be shut down. Move and be shut down. Have a voice and be stifled," says Edgerton. In Cannes' hit 'Loving,' a humble love overpowers racism 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z His expression at the dinner table — sunken, afraid, a little bit melancholy — is that of a master who sees several moves ahead, but still can’t escape checkmate. ‘Narcos’ Season 2, Episode 5: No Turning Back 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z He would loudly exclaim, “I don’t know what I’m doing,” followed soon after by, “Er, checkmate.” Review | ‘The Double Life of Bob Dylan’ is the definitive account of a shape-shifting genius’s early years 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z I remember playing with a friend, and he kept on doing the four-move checkmate on me. A chess master reflects on strategies and human potential 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z It’s a look that amounts to a smug, if possibly premature, “checkmate.” ‘Entertaining Mr Sloane,’ by the Edge of the Universe Players 2 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The opposition forces were checkmated before the game had begun. Why The King's speech is a gross falsification 2011-01-31T20:30:02Z “Alive” was also itself a strategic checkmate of a project, in which Drake recruited the most productive and influential rapper of 2015, Future, for a full-length victory lap, capping off his takedown of Meek Mill. For Taylor Swift and Drake, Friends Serve the Brand 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Being gifted and going from opening move to checkmate in between homework and chores isn’t easy. Movie Review: ‘Brooklyn Castle,’ Directed by Katie Dellamaggiore 2012-10-18T22:56:33Z It took Mr. Miller 10 minutes this time to reach checkmate. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Who Plays Aquaman’s Nemesis, Gets Schooled in Chess 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The Romney segment last week serves as a “checkmate” against Almond’s tired rehash of the case against Stewart, which publications reliably run every few months as a consistent way to get attention and retweets. Jon Stewart, capitalist stooge? 2012-07-25T21:00:00Z "People who think that this is a chessboard and they can move a few pawns here and there and have a checkmate move at the end. This isn't going to happen," she says. Israel has no plan for Gaza after war ends, experts warn 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Niemann’s efforts to complicate White’s task pay off when Sevian goes in for an ill-fated piece sacrifice in hopes of checkmate: 50. Strong fields, tight battles as U.S. national chess tourneys kick off 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Andrew Tabler, the National Security Council’s former Syria director, called Syria’s decision a “checkmate from Moscow” for the United States and its allies, and another blow to the West’s Syria policy. Syria Authorizes U.N. Use of Border Crossing for Aid, Giving Itself Oversight 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z As a starting point, he helped pave the way for machines to checkmate the Bobby Fischers of the world. Edward Fredkin, Who Saw the Universe as One Big Computer, Dies at 88 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z He played with his brothers, sometimes in the family’s barn, learning the moves to checkmate his opponent’s king, the object of the game. Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The finale presents a remarkable range of checkmates for the hapless Black king: 24. World’s divisions play out on the chessboard 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Rxa8, and White soon to be queened pawn will help deliver checkmates in a couple of moves. Basman, Curdo: Honoring two of the game’s true originals 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Another generally accepted principle is that players should not weaken the position near the king, as the object is to corner or checkmate his majesty. Michael Basman, Chess Master Known for ‘Bad’ Openings, Dies at 76 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Heading into another Big Ten matchup on the road Saturday against Indiana, winning in the trenches will be key as the Terps try to put the Hoosiers in checkmate. A chess-playing tackle helps Maryland’s offensive line plot its next moves 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Some of his players are good enough to beat their coach, proudly declaring “checkmate!” Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z His checkmate came after months of offscreen intrigue surrounding the mid-century thriller, which reached a fever pitch over the week ahead of its debut in Venice. Harry Styles himself joins the 'Don't Worry Darling' spit joke bandwagon 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Right before signing the bill, there was a smugness about Newsom as he said, “I don’t want to say this is checkmate. But this is a major problem for the NCAA.” Commentary: With attack on UCLA's Big Ten move, Newsom conveniently forgets he pushed NIL domino 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z A checkmate given the current look of the board would go down in history as Kliavkoff’s Miracle. Commentary: George Kliavkoff got burned by USC and UCLA. Now he's chasing a Pac-12 miracle 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z That could be a near-certain checkmate for Democrats in the 2024 election, given Republicans' gerrymandered control of state legislatures in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and elsewhere. Progressives: Take the fight to the states, right now. It's the only way to win 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z But “checkmate” is the “shut up” of chess — the irrefutable sign that the game is over and the king is about to be lost. The chess mating game: Reaching a convincing conclusion 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Frye likened Lue as a coach to a chess player sacrificing a lesser piece to edge closer to checkmate. Why Clippers coach Tyronn Lue becomes an 'assassin' during playoffs 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z “At the moment I’m afraid it does look like checkmate but whether he can save himself, we’ll see.” UK lawmaker says Johnson critics face government ‘blackmail’ 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Steve Baker told the BBC a growing rebellion from Tory MPs over gatherings in No 10 "looks like checkmate" for the prime minister. Looks like checkmate for Boris Johnson, says senior Tory MP Steve Baker 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The new pipeline is “giving Putin a checkmate over Western Europe” and limiting Germany’s engagement on sanctions and other preemptive measures that lawmakers from both parties want, Waltz said. US pushes unity on Ukraine ahead of key Russia meetings 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z It insisted the game was a draw, even though I had thoroughly checkmated my kid. Amazon Glow review: fun on Amazon’s terms 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Partly that was because of the checkmating defense by his old coach, Bill Belichick, and partly it was the pelting rain and chill winds, which had once been his home-field allies. Perspective | Tom Brady is hardly ever uncomfortable. His return to New England was. 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Republicans have engineered their way into power, and will use this doctrine to try to checkmate democracy. Beware the "Independent State Legislatures doctrine" — it could checkmate democracy 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z His careful long game may end in checkmate for majority rule as we know it. The Roberts Court is destroying voting rights — winning back state legislatures is the only answer 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z In chess that might be checkmate, in chip design it’s computational efficiency. Google is using AI to design its next generation of AI chips more quickly than humans can 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Altogether, those 14 words are a checkmate, voiced in Trenchard’s vulgar patois. Opinion | The context behind the fatal punchline that obscured the Lincoln assassination 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z A refusal to shoot from range, then, creates a checkmate. Soccer Isn’t Blameless in Its Culture of Abuse 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Along with practice games and tournaments, and individual and group coaching sessions, a serious chess training regimen often includes the study of top players’ games, opening strategies, endgames and checkmating patterns. Perspective | Five myths about chess 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Muhyiddin sought to checkmate his rivals with a proposed coronavirus emergency that would have suspended Parliament and given him uncontested powers - but he miscalculated. Embattled Malaysian PM gets respite but survival in balance 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z I am going to checkmate this one too!” Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl is having an epic drum battle with a 10-year-old prodigy 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z “And so what we said is ‘checkmate, governor,’” the candidate declared. Democrats slam the ‘chaos presidency’ 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z “There was a bit of checkmate by the U.S.” U.K. Bars Huawei as Tech Battle Between China and the West Escalates 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z He won two games on time and in another Carlsen escaped by checkmating with just two seconds to spare. Chess: Magnus Carlsen shocked by 16-year-old in Banter Blitz Cup final 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z A Democrat with an M-16 or a black Republican are an idiot’s idea of a foolproof “checkmate!” moment in political debate. The Democrats must become a real anti-war party | Hamilton Nolan 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z I am going to checkmate this one too! Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl is having an epic drum battle with a 10-year-old prodigy 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z He will return to the pool and the film room and the chess board, attempting to sharpen his skills and strengthen his defenses — getting the most from his body and mind — before, well, checkmate. Deshaun Watson’s game is a mix of risk and restraint. To get better, he learned chess. 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Open, where White continually throws fuel on the bonfire in search of checkmate. A proper send-off for Shelby Lyman, an unlikely chess media star 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z In a wild game with Swedish FM Tom Rydstrom in Round 6, Peng steers through some fantastic complications on his way to checkmate. Finding Feffernitz — chess as a game and a geography lesson 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The final game lasted only 29 moves before Carlsen resigned, faced with checkmate or being two knights down. Chess: Carlsen ‘deeply ashamed’ of heavy defeat to So in World Random final 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Instead of treating this like checkmate, as they have in the past, the mainstream media instead treated Mulvaney's comment as what it was: A confession of a crime. Why Trump's customary "brazen it out" strategy isn't working with Ukraine scandal 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z “It’s like a complicated chess game and this is like checkmate,” she said. Asylum seekers cling to hope, safety in camp at U.S.-Mexico border 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Harris was also asked about Chargers receiver Keenan Allen’s dismissive comments about Harris last week after the Broncos star cornerback was primarily responsible for checkmating the league’s top receiver in Denver’s 20-13 win. Lions latest victims of NFL’s flag football problem 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z “I don’t like to say this, and I hardly dare, but I think it could be checkmate,” said one of the leading Tory rebels. High drama, low politics: can Johnson survive the chaos? 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z “If this were a game of chess, Facebook just checkmated FTC, flipped the board so it couldn’t be played again, and covered the whole thing up with a blanket,” he said. Record $5 billion fine ‘utterly fails to penalize Facebook,’ critics charge 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The advance of Black’s f and g pawns then overwhelmed the white king, and Svidler sportingly allowed a checkmate where the final position looks like something from the early 19th century. Chess: supreme Magnus Carlsen targets his own world record after Grenke win 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z “This is their chess move. But the people are saying checkmate.” California police promote measure to limit fatal shootings 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Both outcomes would ensure, they calculated, a shift in the regional balance of power in their favor and that their geopolitical rival Iran would be checkmated for the foreseeable future. Trump's Iran terrorist designation is designed to lock in endless enmity | Trita Parsi 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z “It was a bit of checkmate,” Constable Chant said. Fewer Officers, More Calls: U.K. Police Are Stretched by Austerity 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z In the first rapid game Adams was White in the ultra-solid Berlin Wall butMcShane launched a fierce attack which ended with Adams’s white king checkmated at d7, deep in the black camp. Chess: Fabiano Caruana misses another chance for world No 1 ranking 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z After 1 Kg2 the endgame database takes around 40 moves to checkmate, so in practical play White might well have drawn by the 50-move rule. Chess: supreme Magnus Carlsen targets his own world record after Grenke win 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Caruana tried to cash in his endgame advantage, but never found a way to break down White’s fortress without simplifying down to a position where checkmate was impossible. Fabiano Caruana just misses win against champ in world chess title fight 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z “If you come to South Dakota, you get a green card. So pretty much checkmate the other states.” Deposition uncovers details about South Dakota visa scandal 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z She exploits every scrap of ironic humor, as Richard gloatingly checkmates all who stand in her way. Bleak, sleek and fleet, ‘Richard III’ gets a blazing new staging, with an all-female cast 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z “We didn’t checkmate Andrew Cuomo, but we completely remade the game around him.” New York progressives find silver lining in primary losses 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Players alternate between a four-minute round of chess and a round of boxing, the winner being decided by checkmate or knockout — whichever comes first. ESPN to bring back ‘The Ocho’ for day of dodgeball, chess boxing 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z They imagined they could corral him and use him to achieve their own purposes, such as checkmating labor unions and reasserting German strength. Review | How a hypernationalist, crafty liar exploited political divisions in 1930s Germany 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z “The government checkmated the tribunal’s majority in three moves,” the authors wrote. Polish Crisis Deepens as Judges Condemn Their Own Court 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z But the game is nowhere close to checkmate. As its trade tussle with America heats up, China is on the back foot 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The game overwhelmed her at first, so many pieces and movements, but years passed and progress was made, and eventually she checkmated her dad. The quiet recovery of Tina Ball, matriarch of basketball's loudest family 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z She first put him in checkmate in second grade. A UW student found success, and answers about her father’s addiction 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z I try to do the four-move checkmate, with your bishop and your queen. How Neel Iyer, Hot-Shot Speller, Spends His Sundays 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z "It felt like checkmate - there were no open doors or other ways for my life to turn, I just wanted to die," she says. 'I was suicidal - the NHS didn’t know what to do with me' 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z On the surface, it seemed that Thiel’s conspiracy had checkmated Gawker Media. Review | A sex tape, a conspiracy and an empty victory over Gawker 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Just the long game China/ N/ Korea are playing in checkmating S. Korea, Japan and us. North Korea’s Overture Raises Hopes, but Huge Obstacles Loom 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The object of shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is to checkmate the opponent's king, as in the Western game. Japanese chess prodigy, 14, breaks 30-year winning streak record 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z He said the Trump administration would help countries “trying to checkmate” Iran. The Iran nuclear deal that Trump once vowed to tear apart is holding — at least for now 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Arabic imported “shah” from the Persians, and then the phrase al-shah mat—the king died—was introduced to English as “checkmate.” Learning Arabic from Egypt’s Revolution 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z A few years later, Dreyfus rather embarrassingly found himself in checkmate against a computer. Is consciousness just an illusion? - BBC News 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z So you’re sort of instantly checkmated as soon as they offer it. 'Making "Star Wars" is a team sport': 'Rogue One' director Gareth Edwards on reshoots, inspiration and trepidation 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Kaine told a crowd of several hundred in Sanford that North Carolina is a “checkmate state” because of its importance in the race. Kaine kicks off final push for battleground North Carolina 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z “You guys are more than a battleground. You are a checkmate state,” Kaine said. Clinton doubles Trump’s October fundraising and has dominant war chest in race’s final days 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Adoption of Amendment 71 would allow the oil and gas industry to checkmate Colorado environmental interests. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z "He was a chess player on the football field and he put people in checkmate in a minute on the defensive end." HOF 2016: Ken "Snake" Stabler makes Hall 1 year after death 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z “It’s amazing how far that will get you. Also look out for any checks in the position, because if there is a check in may be checkmate.” Magnus Carlsen: the cool grandmaster who cries when he loses to himself 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z The name Kesh Malek means checkmate, or defeat of the king in chess, and refers to the group's ideal of creating a democratic republic in Syria rather than what it sees as Assad's dictatorship. In Aleppo, underground schools face bombardments and burnout 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z When Alice was 8 and started taking the game seriously, her father borrowed a book from the library that focused on checkmate, and they went through it together. A Chess Prodigy, a Mentor and Still a Teenage Girl 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The lawmakers questioned whether the payments were actually appropriated correctly — forcing the administration to make changes that ultimately allowed the lawmakers to checkmate the administration. Rubio’s inaccurate claim that he ‘inserted’ a provision restricting Obamacare ‘bailout’ funds 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z We’re all playing chess, trying to put the other side in checkmate. Al Haymon's dual duties conflict in Charles Martin's heavyweight title shot 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z A checkmate, which would, in effect, put an end to whatever is left of a representative democracy. The War to the Death Decree 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z It was a classic king v country battle – played out in the smallest of arenas – and in the end the king got checkmated. Grandmaster crash: the inside story of how English chess pawned its future 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z But in fact, this represents the group’s checkmate. What Planned Parenthood's Change on Fetal Tissue Really Means 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z But the choice makes more sense when viewed as simply another chess move by Haymon as he positions himself to checkmate the boxing establishment he holds in such disdain. What will boxing – and Al Haymon – do if Floyd Mayweather really has retired? 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Chigorin was a brilliant attacking player, but here it is the great strategist Steinitz who gets to show off his tactical chops, methodically picking off every Black defensive piece on the way to checkmate: 21. DAVID R. SANDS: The double-edged immortality of your own chess opening 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Most young players are focused on the quickest and most brilliant path to checkmate, but if you play the game long enough, you start to celebrate the passing of the seasons on the chessboard. DAVID R. SANDS: China rules, young Americans shine in world team chess battle 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Congress has no checkmate over the emerging deal but could complicate or delay it — in part because lawmakers would ultimately have to vote on removing some of the sanctions against Iran. Netanyahu makes his case on Iran deal, but to audiences with limited leverage 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The England game in a fortnight is going to be like a game of chess with both sides looking for that checkmate move. Jeremy Guscott's Six Nations review 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Revamping the immigration system, tightening gun buyers’ background checks, forcing work to begin on the Keystone XL oil pipeline - they all foundered as the Republican-run House and Democratic-led Senate checkmated each other’s priorities. Congress finishes up, its members still grumbling 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z “Some people have said that it is checkmate before it started,” said David Bank, a media analyst at RBC Capital Markets. How to Build an Empire, the Netflix Way 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z Increasing debt levels may be what ultimately checkmates the Fed, Mr. Spitznagel argues. Bear Going vs. the Bulls Still Profits 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Please reconsider your decision to checkmate the chess column! After Rocky Start, Grand Prix Finds a Favorite in the Lead 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z It is significant that the president recognized that dictators are banding together to promote autocracy and checkmate democracy. President Obama embraces democracy promotion once again Leaning over chess boards in the middle of classes, seven- and eight-year-olds in one of Florida's largest school districts furrow their brows as they plot moves toward a checkmate. Florida schools make play for scholastic chess curriculum 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Such measures would be as sensible as checkmating oneself in chess. Why sending more U.S. troops to Iraq is a flawed strategy The players were told to reach checkmate as quickly as possible, but once they recognized the smothered mate as a possibility they became seemingly incapable of noticing the more efficient strategy. How Psychologists Study the Einstellung Effect in Chess 2014-03-17T13:00:00Z They will win by checkmate or knockout, or the judges’ scorecards. In Chessboxing, Beware of Left Hooks, Jabs and En Passants 2013-06-08T01:27:20Z So I asked, “Is this a checkmate from the legal standpoint?” Obvious Infringement: MEGA Now Has A Crowdsourced Index And Guess What? 2013-01-31T05:49:23Z We ought to be asking why governments in the rich world still seem happy to checkmate the lives of poor people to save their political skins. Pharmaceutical companies putting health of world's poor at risk 2012-07-26T06:00:00Z You've got to give up some pieces to get checkmate in the end. Ship lost in Falklands end game 2012-05-25T01:11:35Z Checkmate...what are the rules in life...checkmate...how to play the final move? Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Drawn Game.—Beside the more decided issue of checkmate, there is another possible termination of a game—viz., the "drawn game," or "draw." Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z He moved about the board with an assumption that said, I can checkmate you when I will! Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z It was his hasting to bless Esau which drove Rebekah to checkmate him by winning the blessing for her favourite. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z It was, however, checkmated in an interesting fashion. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z He seems to close every argument with a snap, as though the steel manacles of his ambition had checkmated the emotions of the man in the instincts of the officer. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The shortest way to checkmate the Black King is— WHITE. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z At a stroke, Antony had won back all he had lost Octavius was checkmated, the people were enthusiastic, and once more Antony had world rulership within his easy reach. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z In a diplomatic sense, nothing could be more complete than the checkmate which the Emperor of the French drew upon himself by the sheer blundering of his conduct with regard to Prussia. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z "That was a very pretty checkmate," said Robert Vavasour, "so totally unexpected and unperceived." It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z It was checkmate; or, rather, it was a draw. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z N.B.—The Rook can only checkmate on an outer row or file of the board. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z To checkmate any possible attack, the railroad officials with great secrecy had loaded up an ordinary baggage car with the pay safes and bullion in transit for banks. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z The issue of a programme so liberal, and notably the inclusion in it of the idea of universal suffrage, entirely checkmated the opposition parties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z I am singularly unlucky in games, and the old man, who loved chess, beamed all over every time he checkmated me. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z You move a pawn, and bang goes your bishop, or your knight, or your king; or she lets you almost win a game, and then checkmates you. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z To checkmate with two Bishops is comparatively easy. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z German Designs on Madeira Colonel Lord Denbigh, in an address before the Royal Colonial Institute, London, recently told how German designs upon the Island of Madeira were checkmated by Great Britain in 1906. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z But to hear that Mrs. Brightman was ill in bed rather checkmated me. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z The way in which he had been checkmated, in the whole affair, roused him, as well, to desperation. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z In nearly every instance this meddling reporter had checkmated him. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z To checkmate with Bishop and Knight is a very difficult process. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z Me, cruel Queen! you love to captivate, And from a knight to a poor pawn translate, You marshal all your force to tire me out, You take my rooks with yours, and then checkmate! The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z But I was not destined to use them; for the direction of matters was wrested out of my hands by a stroke that checkmated me completely. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z He had visited the office that afternoon and had a talk with the managing editor, who had told him of the effort that was in progress to checkmate the plans of the ring. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z He may have thrown the box over in pure rage at seeing himself checkmated. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The King is now on the Rook square of opposite colour to the Bishop, and must be driven to K R 8, or Q R square, in order to be checkmated. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z If it pans out at a term of imprisonment it’s checkmate. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z "Do you think that a man like Devinsky would dare to lay so much as a finger on one of our family?" she asked, checkmating me quietly with a single pronoun. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z The Courier, and the papers which united with it in the support of Fusion, were pounding away on a forlorn hope, thanks to Shaughnessy's masterly checkmate. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z We are going to checkmate Mrs. D. L. S. at her own game. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z But when they had gone over the papers found in the black bag, even Thurber had to admit that he was checkmated. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z Even now some means might be found to checkmate these English-Americans. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z He wrapped up the game by cornering and checkmating Treger’s king. Chess: Chess: Three Young African-Americans Earn Recognition as Masters 2011-11-13T03:34:14Z He was passably safe as far as the police were concerned, and a little extra caution and vigilance would checkmate the designs of the Duke’s henchman. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Forester had been trying to solve a problem of “checkmate in three moves,” and I had been looking on. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z But the persuasion that had so often checkmated justice, the calculated force, the insinuating tactfulness, the living, warm appeal that had had their way in the past were absent. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z Does that child, that little girl, whom I reared and fostered—that creature whom I brought into existence—think she will checkmate me now at the supreme moment. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z You see, Netta, there is something to find out that would checkmate him; that is quite evident. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z But the baron had an unpleasant trick of breaking the chessboard on his opponent's head, when he found himself checkmated; which somewhat marred said opponent's enjoyment of the game. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z And whiles that I am so occupied, do you divert yourself with chess, and checkmate my kinswoman here.” The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z He would have given his life to checkmate fate, if that had but been possible to him. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z They have checkmated the exploiter if they could, as they did checkmate Napoleon, but they have not always, or even usually, looked upon him as a wrong doer. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z “Well, at first I thought we were completely checkmated, but you saw what Pugh did to-day,” he continued, in a low tone. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z Without replying a word, he brought the table and set up the men before her; but the result of the game was, that Charles gave Rosalind checkmate, and it was Helen only who discovered it. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z During the match, Mr. Ilyumzhinov said later, he maneuvered Colonel Qaddafi close to checkmate but then offered him a draw instead. Russia Meets With NATO in New Push for Libyan Peace 2011-07-05T03:35:10Z The Church outgeneralled the President—checkmated him with a bishop. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Somebody knew exactly what was going on, somebody was at work to checkmate the dark design. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z I only feel sure that the Cuban is at work, trying to checkmate us; and, of course, I suspect. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z Nothing except the tin boxes which the government officers and exchequer messengers stowed away for him at home could fan fresh and cool again the stalemated man, who would fain be a checkmated one. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z For the moment he had been checkmated, but he was not in despair. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z He laughed lightly over his remembrance of the checkmate he had accomplished, buttoned the blue coat over his broad chest and started. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z If they can once proclaim him, Russia is checkmated. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z In vain did Le Baut devise the best moves for checkmating one's self. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Canst thou not see that after the Baron's death De Montfort will soon be quit of us if we cannot checkmate him? The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z I've been wondering for a long time how we could checkmate them, and now I see my way clear. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z But he is surrounded by aristocrats intent only on maintaining their privileges, who are terrified by the growth of democratic ideas; who believe that the only way to checkmate democracy is by a great war. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z Evidently Jessie had accidentally said something that checkmated him for the moment. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Mat matched him with still better ones, and threatened every minute to be checkmated too. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z It was a most grievous disappointment to Sigurd when the Saxon leaders finally decided not to attack the Normans, and thus checkmate them as they sought to capture the Saxons whilst in council. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z You wish for a chance to checkmate me," I continued; "and here you can find one. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z You were checkmating your miserable accomplices unquestionably—but it was for your own ends! Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Why that will upset all our plans——I mean, that it will be a checkmate to Russia. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z In this drama we see magic checkmated by miracles, doubt yielding to faith, purity resisting temptation, passion transformed into zeal, and all the glories of the world collapsing before disillusion and asceticism. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Then, in one daring checkmate, he not only wiped clean each of their databases, but also herded almost all their customers to Carders Market. Off the Shelf: Behind a Coup of Cybercrime 2011-03-19T17:59:51Z Theirs is the joy of seeing something that nobody else has seen: checkmate five moves ahead, or that Plain Jane Super Brain is actually gorgeous. The Joy of Six: Great passes 2011-03-11T09:57:41Z At first I could see nothing but checkmate to all my plans. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z The law is full of twists; we might find a way to checkmate them, especially if that secret agreement should show up. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z The action had begun, and the guardian was checkmated for the rest of the evening. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z "There you go checkmating me, and I haven't even begun to move half my men." Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z It may have been that finding himself checkmated, dominated by a man he hated so sincerely, another fierce spasm of rage welled up within and ruptured some tautened blood-vessel. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z Obviously, there are chess matches involved every week, but it was checkmate. The Fifth Down: Ryan?s Lips to Belichick?s Ears 2011-01-12T13:00:29Z Winning is achieved by KO, checkmate, or in the case of a draw, points determine the winner. Chessboxing Is Fighting For Good Behavior 2011-01-10T13:15:00.227Z If the Austrian minister could accomplish this, he could thereby checkmate Prussian ambitions for leadership in Germany. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z "It was a chess match, and he said checkmate," Bears safety Chris Harris said of Brady. Patriots in playoffs, Falcons on the verge 2010-12-13T13:10:00Z In this latest showdown, then, it's checkmate Kremlin. Russia's Chess Feud: Checkmate, Kremlin 2010-10-14T08:40:00Z Barnes & Noble’s move may just be a strategic maneuver to checkmate Mr. Burkle and show him that there really is no other bidder. The Next Steps for a Buyout of Barnes & Noble 2010-08-06T17:17:00Z How does he force checkmate in at most three moves? Viktor Laznicka seals runaway World Open victory 2010-07-16T23:07:00Z Eug�ne, too,—and this was an elemental disaster,—was virtually checkmated by the defection of his father-in-law, the King of Bavaria, which opened the Tyrol to the allies. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z This cunning move threatened checkmate on h5, creating a winning attack. Numberplay: Maximum Protection On Board 2010-06-28T15:53:00Z White is to play and force checkmate in two moves, however Black defends. Roll up for the Winton Capital British Solving Championship 2010-06-18T17:54:00Z If there is a move left on the board to avoid a checkmate, it’s hiding in plain sight. The Media Equation: Bids for Newsweek Due This Week 2010-05-31T02:29:00Z But he was not to be thus checkmated, and from now on he began to watch for chances to intercept and accost Chip. The Girl From Tim's Place Rumania, whose military effort had been checkmated, not so much by the Teutons as by the treachery of pro-German Russian officials, distrusted the Bolsheviki and entered Bessarabia. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. He has come down to see how the land lies, and before morning, unless he’s checkmated, the vicarage will be wrecked, and if anybody opposes them, his life will be in danger.” The Parson O' Dumford The police-sergeant was checkmated, and the prisoner was discharged at once, leaving the police court in the company of his friends. A Double Knot The feeling of helplessness, of fighting against greedy and remorseless forces too strong for him to checkmate, pressed upon him heavily. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Jackson very shrewdly checkmated that movement by raiding down to Winchester with 28,000 troops. The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I You at least called 'checkmate' to him," answered Ethel, smiling admiration, "but tell me about the island. Rockhaven “Man, man, what can I say to you?” said Mrs Glaire, checkmated by the obstinate faith of Banks in her son. The Parson O' Dumford His queen checkmated him yesterday, the game's up, the zaunk�nigs were sitting in their nest with very anxious faces when I make them a short call in the evening. The Children of the World "Recently," began the deity, in that high tone which always meant checkmate to me, "I have seen the statue of an alleged athlete, in which his bunions were reproduced!" The Way of the Gods How in the world could I be checkmated with a game so well arranged? The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern The wretchedness of the lives to which they are condemned is thoroughly appreciated in advance, and fate is thus effectually checkmated. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology I could not help feeling that for the moment Kennedy was checkmated. The Social Gangster A wooden king can't be expected to be checkmated more than five times. The Children of the World The Dundee Courier.—The reader is hurried breathless from one exciting situation to another, till in the end the nefarious schemes of a syndicate of villains are checkmated, and virtue is rewarded. A Traitor's Wooing Moreover, such a situation, even when it does arise, amounts at best to a stalemate, not to a checkmate. Naval Warfare In some examinations, the Chancellors are very strict, and forbid any of the watchmen to enter the hall at all, which, of course, checkmates the plan last described. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Of course they find it less easy to checkmate the initiated in their own devices. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second "Check and checkmate for the old apothecary's daughter," he chuckled. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion He knew that he was checkmated, that his reign of terror was ended, that the Marsh millions had slipped out of his grasp, but still he would not acknowledge defeat. John Marsh's Millions Never, I fancy, did the crew of a man-of-war have to suffer such a maddening checkmate. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois The truth was that Confederate spies in Washington had apprised Johnston of the intended advance of McClellan from the lower Chesapeake, and his action was with a view of checkmating the Union commander. The Greater Republic A History of the United States I remember we sang at the last: "Oh, Bluebeard, oh, Bluebeard, Frustrated, checkmated, Dissipated, agitated, Castigated, lacerated, Bluebeard!" Confessions of an Opera Singer Chester went down to his consulting-room, checkmated, and feeling completely stunned at his position. Blind Policy So he made no sign of annoyance, but he promptly tried to checkmate Knight’s mission when he heard of it, whilst pretending approval of the King’s attachment to Anne. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History We have seen how Blanche checkmated this move of her wily adversary. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Ivan soon heard that his powerful rival had found a way of checkmating him. Black Diamonds Once there, he hoped to be able to checkmate him, as he had done Belisarius, from the Capitol. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 Clear military inspirations never occur to shopkeepers and farmers, as bright ideas about checkmates occur only to persons who have studied chess. The Intellectual Life The fact is that Butler, seeking to checkmate the Deists, committed himself to anomaly as a mark of revelation. Rationalism Weighborne, totally checkmated by this childlike query, changed ground and laughed. The Portal of Dreams The whole sisterhood of backbiters was most cruelly checkmated, their vexation nearly choked them. Pretty Michal Cap didn't notice 'em till after Cap Summerville had caught his queen and then checkmated him in two moves. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign This is the latest police move to checkmate the operations of the more widely travelling rogues. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police An hour passed before it was clear that Rick would be checkmated in two moves. The Blue Ghost Mystery A number of times he changed his brands but each time the company checkmated him. The Coming of the Law He answered it with rash confidence, and her next question was a checkmate. John March, Southerner The first displayed the greatest sagacity in divining from the very outset the real purposes of Germany and Austria and in checkmating the diplomatic moves, which sought to make Russia apparently the aggressor. The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia At the same moment, he comprehended how it was that, while he assured himself that he had outwitted the Apaches, they had completely checkmated him. Through Apache Lands The other was under the command of Michael Roburoff, who was busy in America and Canada perfecting the preparations for checkmating the designs of the American Ring, which were described in a former chapter. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror He was in a central position here, nearly equi-distant from all points of importance, and could observe and checkmate movements made from any of them. History of Morgan's Cavalry When the adversary has only his king left, it is very easy to checkmate him with only a queen and king, or only a rook and king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" He says there is no doubt but that we shall be speedily recognized by France, and that Gen. Lee has gone South to checkmate Sherman. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital On the whole, the checkmate of the police seems surely impending. Letters from China and Japan Her placid, resolute, convincing denial checkmated his powers of thought. When Ghost Meets Ghost You alone hold the knight that means royalty triumphant or checkmated, and you know that you do.” The Missourian One of the players can call upon the other to give checkmate in fifty moves, the result of failure being that the game is drawn. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" When these great changes of which I have spoken began to occur, the leaders of that community began to take measures to checkmate the attractions of the towns for their young people. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology She wondered what excuse she could invent to checkmate that woman. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards By the Lord, General Bonaparte fights well—he knows how to sacrifice a pawn in order to checkmate a king!” The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman He pointed his ears, and checkmated that last move by bringing his master once more to the lady’s side. The Missourian In the good old days the battles were mostly fought in the neighbourhood of the king, each side striving for a checkmate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" No one paid any attention to the chess-board except Ruy Lopez, who, as he moved the pieces, hesitated between the temptation of checkmating his opponent and the deference due to his King. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Spain, the pioneer pathfinder, had ceded Louisiana to France; and France, by way of checkmating British advance in North America, had sold Louisiana to the United States for fifteen million dollars. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters How, with the help of Bud Lee, she checkmates Trevor's scheme makes fascinating reading. The Duke Of Chimney Butte In this way the problem of combating the German submarine offensive resolved itself into two parts, one being to checkmate the commerce raider and the other the mine-layer. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships The main idea being to checkmate with the bishop, this is accomplished thus:—1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" "Sire," replied Don Lopez, "never before this day have I been satisfied to be checkmated." The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Nevertheless, at the same time, with a greater acceleration of development, the men are checkmating the master and transferring control and initiative to the will of the commonwealth. Is civilization a disease? The man usually so eloquent and ready of speech, was checkmated. The Bondwoman The Mix amendment, which was so sweeping that it prohibited even Sunday shows for charity, would automatically checkmate Henry; and the worst of it was that money was being spent with some effectiveness. Rope Two knights, for instance, without pawns, become valueless, as no checkmate can be effected with them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" From its commanding situation the Germans were able to observe with ease all the preparations that were in progress in the British lines and arrange to checkmate them. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources The possession of this valuable base will enable General Brussilov to checkmate any further effort on the part of the enemy to counter our offensive at Targowica, which is situated fifteen miles to the north. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Russia had been regarded as the most likely nation to contest England's predominance in that quarter of the world, and her every move was watched and checkmated in Downing Street. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources I see I can't bluff you as easily as the Government man, but I give you fair warning that if you attempt to make use of your suspicions I'll find means of checkmating you. Thurston of Orchard Valley She got their whole plan and went along to try to checkmate them. Poisoned Air It is his turn to take revenge with the irrevocable checkmate. A Nest of Spies When at last they managed to seize a favourable chance, and to steal up the winding staircase, a sad checkmate awaited them. The Manor House School Before she could reply, Bertha, whose game was over, and who had just given an emphatic checkmate to her enemy, strolled across the room. The Time of Roses Their "Wheel shift" was a new one on the Blues, and the "Maroons" had used it twice for a gain of thirty yards before the Blues solved and checkmated it. Bert Wilson on the Gridiron They saw through his perfidy to them, and that he had them checkmated. Red Men and White The court checkmated this move by directing the sheriff to summon other women in their places, instead of men, and then came motions for continuances. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III But, while it checked Japan, it did not checkmate her. China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference At the same time, if any warriors were on the watch, they could easily checkmate him by accommodating their movements to his, and continually heading him off, whichever direction he took. The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux He must checkmate England and openly throw his influence into the German scale. A Modern Mercenary Each player tried to checkmate the other by the skillful use of his men. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life A quiet move to Springfield with a petition signed by thousands of the best men and women of the city, and our enemies found themselves checkmated before the game had fairly begun. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Connected with the war of 1870 too, though not military, is the capital Coup d'État, in which a Monarchist French squire checkmates, for the moment at least, a blatant Republican village doctor. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century He was a chess-player, and, when travelling alone, he used to carry a book with diagrams of partially-played games, in which it is required to give checkmate in a fixed number of moves. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville On several occasions we were almost checkmated in our efforts to supply and clear a way for the builders. Lorimer of the Northwest This Napoleon saw, and he arranged his strategy to checkmate what he now felt to be a hostile neutrality. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) In every move she made she was checkmated; not because it was not a good move, but because it was hers. The Wind Before the Dawn The Parsee convict, who checkmated the conspirators, was advanced from the third to the second class, and otherwise rewarded. Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 She filled away and bore towards the land, but the French gun-boat saw this move and checkmated it. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The King was checkmated at Kiel by the appointment of a provisional government. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) But the hostile fate which seemed to attend all Napoleon's undertakings by sea again checkmated him. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) "I—I don't know," said Paul, feeling absolutely checkmated. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers But the searchers were checkmated at the outset by failing to find the boys at the Docks. The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys “Perhaps you would like to land here,” added the lieutenant, in a jeering tone, as though he felt that he had checkmated his crew in any evil purpose they entertained. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Though the Viceroy's soldiers lay on Turkish soil without a Turkish-Egyptian War foe before them, and France stood at his back, Mehemet Ali found himself checkmated. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) An awe fell upon the listeners, and they refused to hear the checkmated disputant further. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages The nobles were checkmated, and they were glad to accede to a treaty which gave them ample spoils, and Louis, time to recover himself. The Story of Paris It was arranged, however, that Zuker was to be allowed to develop his plans, along with his confederates, before any action was taken to checkmate him. The Hero of Garside School "My worthy nephew, I may checkmate you yet." Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success The game ended with checkmate, when the duped freebooters paid the death penalty in Edinburgh. Chronicles of Strathearn Now we have fairly checkmated you, and Rogers is out. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Like the Marne, it represents the checkmate of a supreme effort on the part of the Germans to end the war swiftly by a thunderstroke. World's War Events, Vol. II You and I will try to checkmate that pack if there is anything uncanny in it. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls This instruction was carried out, and the 65 mayor promptly took every means at his command to checkmate any movement of the suspected party. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success This was the first and superficially the most individual of the converging plans which were to checkmate the desert empire; and its effects were very far-reaching. Lord Kitchener I checkmate you with the little tool I have here—my reserve force. Witness to the Deed "The honorable gentleman stated," went on Jimmy, "that at last the Toronto coal ring had been checkmated, and he had made a thoroughly good bargain with Howilton dealers." William Adolphus Turnpike And your duty is to hold the Iroquois, warn the Oneidas, and so conduct that Butler and his demons make no movement till you and Colonel Willett hold the checkmate in your proper hands. The Reckoning But now that you've brought personal matters into the quarrel, the old chap'll move every piece he has on the board to checkmate you. In the Mayor's Parlour After a moment's hesitation he turned to the captain, and said meekly, yet with evident humorous consciousness of a checkmate, "That's true, Alfred; how the h—l could he?" From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life It safeguarded British interests in the East, checkmated the, at that time, dangerous ambitions of Russia, put up a barrier against certain efforts of Germany. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V Further, the British occupation of Corsica, scarcely less than that of Hayti, aroused keen jealousy at Madrid, and thus helped to set in motion forces which for the time checkmated England in the Mediterranean. William Pitt and the Great War But to checkmate it by putting hostages upon the trains is likewise legitimate warfare, with many precedents to support it also. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct "You can bet your life 'at this job's been done by them whose little game Wallingford were going to checkmate!" declared one man. In the Mayor's Parlour I am dying to know what happened to checkmate that scoundrel of a mate as he was going to take another shot at you, thus defeating the design of the murdering ruffian.” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant But they were checkmated by the deserters, who ran down the highway to intercept them. A Lieutenant at Eighteen For all her resolute saber-rattling in these years, Germany found herself checkmated in almost every move. A History of Sea Power He knew only that the Rendel of this morning had said with a smile, "I am looking forward to the moment when you will checkmate me again." The Arbiter A Novel "That is as true as preaching," added Captain Cayo, laughing, when he saw that the other steamer was checkmated if she had intended to resort to any stratagem to avoid us. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi He looked around him for the means of escape, and racked his brain for some expedient that would enable him to checkmate his unwieldy opponent; but he looked in vain, and thought in vain. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. This would be a safe move, and might be checkmate. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story The force of his will consists in the imperturbable calculations of his egotism: he is an able chess-player whose opponent is all humankind, whom he intends to checkmate. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I It is the duty of patriotic men to checkmate the disunionists of both sections. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 "I didn't find them," I replied, with a good-natured smile, for I was not a little pleased at the checkmate I had put upon my fellow-voyager. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk But before the company could resume their seats, his Royal Highness exclaimed, "Another of the same, if you please, to the Author of Marmion—and now, Walter, my man, I have checkmated you for ance." Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) His enemies knew this, and they did their best to checkmate him. The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger Therefore, it is imperative that we know Grant's plans so that we can checkmate them. The Lost Despatch I must differ from you—not in your wish to see a General Council which might reform the Church, but in your belief that the Frate will checkmate his Holiness. Romola Someone had checkmated him, that was plain; had disclosed the truth and persuaded North to shield Vernon. The Fifth Ace Two fleets equipped with the new device might checkmate each other. Talents, Incorporated "From now on we should be able to checkmate them pretty neatly." Walter and the Wireless What of that, if it's a draw, or one of the players checkmates the other—" "But, Princess," cried the fool, "he loves you! Under the Rose It came over him—his failure there, as one who, sweeping with his knights the pawns of an opponent, suddenly finds himself confronting a queen—and checkmated. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Bolingbroke was checkmated; the Chevalier de St. George would have put to sea in vain. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I It was odd to witness our mutual forbearance, nor could I help laughing, even in the midst of danger, at the mutual checkmate we were trying to prepare. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Now is the moment for checkmating the curse of fate and avoiding the threatened suicide. Debts of Honor At a moment when the Rebels would be checkmated in another move, we are advised to give them a knight and begin the game over again. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays He prepared to checkmate McClellan's whole combination; and suddenly—after weeks of quiet preparation, of which the country knew no more than the enemy—Manassas was evacuated! Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death His new scheme is to make out that his enemies were, after all, the true Jacobites; he will checkmate them that way—"in a month, if you please." A History of the Four Georges, Volume I The impecunious young man who marries a girl with a substantial check attached may very properly be said to have been checkmated. The New Pun Book We war-wise fighters, grown grey in battle, checkmated by a boy!' King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Zealous for distinction, and determined to checkmate the enemy in their design, Elliott resolved to undertake the task of cutting out the two vessels from beneath the guns of the British fort. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 If on the voyage he appeared to neglect me, it would be to watch and checkmate these cunning rascals. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Lake and others checkmated every effort at lawlessness. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police I informed him of Rivers's arrest, and my fears that Maroney had checkmated me. The Expressman and the Detective These meetings proved so successful that the Government party deemed it wise to take some steps of a similar character on their own behalf, with a view to checkmating the operations of the Reformers. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion He meant to pass through and, with three great columns, checkmate Lee at Fredericksburg. The Long Roll He is put to his wits' end in checkmating and circumventing him. Hubert's Wife A Story for You The tone in which this request was preferred aroused Walcott's suspicions that an investigation might be pending, and, enraged at being thus checkmated, he determined to strike at once. At the Time Appointed The three dresses being made and presented to her, the princess is checkmated, and accordingly asks for something even more valuable in its way. Folklore as an Historical Science How often do we find ourselves checkmated and puzzled by trivial circumstances, which, on being explained, are seen to be exceedingly simple!—W. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals For what are the arms you and your people carry, but to rob and kill your enemies?” and the old gentleman chuckled, fully believing that he had checkmated the infidel chief. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea I do not believe the Confederate army can reach our railroad lines except by cavalry raids, and Wilson will have cavalry enough to checkmate them. Forty-Six Years in the Army They acknowledged that the rajah, with his Eastern cunning, had checkmated them, and that nothing could be done but wait. The Rajah of Dah "If he did he lost a hundred thousand men, more than Lee had altogether, and now he's checkmated." Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond “That will checkmate them, Mr Jones,” he said. The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens Between that time and the appearance of James with the tray Aunt Maria made three successive attempts to open new topics of conversation, which were each time checkmated by monosyllabic replies. A College Girl I cannot describe the feeling I had as we dashed forward, the thought of checkmating the bloodthirsty scoundrels and saving my shipmates being too great to be expressed by words. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea If one plea is eluded or is satisfied, another is found; and so the peacemakers are at each step checkmated by the warmakers. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 He laughed when he said this, apparently thinking he had utterly settled the matter, but I checkmated him with his own theory. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea Ranger interposed with— “Come on, you fellows, it’s time we got into our flannels,” and effectually checkmated the manoeuvre. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth The crafty old fellow had succeeded in checkmating all his pursuers and reaching his lurking-place. A Hungarian Nabob But this time they were to be thoroughly checkmated. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People He was the only person who could checkmate it. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo He says the radical men feel they are powerless and checkmated.... Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian Jerome and I, as we then thought, disposed our pieces with great care and circumspection, advanced the pawns, guarded the king, and made ready for the final checkmate. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV Images which should result in action are checkmated by opposing images, or do not possess vitality enough as motives to overcome the dead weight of inertia which clogs mental action. The Mind and Its Education This is the last game I play, and it is not checkmate yet. Orrain A Romance When the Republicans met at Chicago he 'paid' Mr. Seward off by checkmating his chances of the nomination, and placing Lincoln at the head of the ticket. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail Presently Jacintha suggested that we should go to another room where there was a chess-table, but it was impossible to fix my thoughts on the game, and she checkmated me twice in ten minutes. Chatterbox, 1905. The French checkmate the move by strengthening Crown Point on Lake Champlain and moving a pace farther south into English territory,—to Carillon, where the waters of Lake George pour into Champlain. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom He was like a man checkmated at chess—every way he turned he was sure to lose if he moved. Rimrock Jones Finally she thanked me listlessly, and I withdrew, determined, however, if even at the cost of my life, to checkmate the plotters. Orrain A Romance An expert at the game, she played one piece against another, skilfully avoiding the checkmate. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 Russia was checkmating the advances of England and the United States and New Spain. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward Curiously enough, it was Washington, the leader of the Americans, who checkmated this move. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom But happily there is a way to checkmate such a devilish design, and it is within your own power to save me from life-long remorse. The Eternal City Even if I did find them, would I be in time to checkmate Martigny? The Holladay Case A Tale It flashed into the senator's mind that California, though meaning all he said, had in full view the Gilmore-Harriet affair and that this was a move in that, a move to checkmate. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi Mind, I am afraid that there are insurmountable obstacles, but if it were possible it would be checkmate to our friend the Emperor, and he would have nothing left but to climb down. A Maker of History It was so nearly a checkmate that de Crespigny went to the sideboard for the silver box of cigarettes, to offer her one and gain time for thought. The Lion of Petra Behind the candidate's urbane mask rioted a lust to mar and maim, but his political self explained blandly:— "Meaning that your checkmate in this morning's Whig was well played." The Henchman Their respective skills checkmated each other so equally that an outright win was far away. The Time Traders Having as he hoped taken measures to checkmate Argyll, Montrose joined the army, which had now swelled to twenty-five thousand men, was the first to cross the Tweed at Coldstream, and marched straight on Newcastle. The Red Book of Heroes And, as is well known, I and those with me were not only checkmated but very nearly lost our lives as well. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club As he spoke he made the move that led to obvious checkmate. Faith Gartney's Girlhood But the baron had an unpleasant trick of breaking the chess-board on his opponent's head, when he found himself checkmated; which somewhat marred that player's enjoyment of the game. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book You guessed he had some trick to play, and in the quietest, cleverest way you checkmated him, without hint or help from any one. The Second Latchkey The Countess would connect the episode of the ring with the former checkmating of her plans. The Lighted Match This he does with unfailing adequacy, indeed; resolutely checkmating, but never initiating. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy "Oh, dear!" sighed Faith, in the tone of one who felt herself checkmated. Faith Gartney's Girlhood By placing this weapon in their hands we have exposed ourselves to the danger of a checkmate, and I very much fear that we shall greatly regret it. In the World War He stood and watched her, feeling checkmated, until he saw her exchange greetings with the ploughman, who reached the end of his furrow as she passed the side of the field. A Dozen Ways Of Love Finding himself checkmated, he had joined forces with the Prince and brought the pursuit to a successful termination. The Lighted Match Though jubilant, the young inventor realized that this was only the first step in his plan to checkmate the Brungarian rebels. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X Thord said, "In this manner you can checkmate me most thoroughly, but it is against my wish that a man of such evil luck should stay here." Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic Mr. Dempster and his colleagues will find themselves checkmated after all. Scenes of Clerical Life But French checkmated every move, although he finally thought it wise that Colonel Fisher should evacuate the hill he had so cleverly won. Sir John French An Authentic Biography Go you to bed—lave them to me—and they're checkmated without so much as seeing how we bring it to pass.' The House by the Church-Yard "If your idea pays off, Tom, we should be able to checkmate every move those phonies and their allies make!" Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X But Louis XV. got wind of this threatened checkmate, and a royal mandate took her out of the convent walls which had threatened to immure her for life. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag Thus she had completely checkmated herself, unless she could resolve on one unpleasant move—namely, to humble herself to her brother, and recognize his wife. Scenes of Clerical Life You are quite right in thinking he intends to kill me—and not me alone—but at present he is checkmated. The Blood Ship Umballa, whenever he finds himself checkmated, digs up what he purports to be an unused law. The Adventures of Kathlyn She seemed to take a malicious pleasure in checkmating him by her personal remarks, her disenchanting answers, and her apparent listlessness. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 But the British kept their hold on the city of Bagdad, thus checkmating the German scheme of a Berlin-Bagdad railway and protecting India from any offensive on this side. A School History of the Great War But how soon they were to cry checkmate upon this case which they were all investigating, even Cleek did not know. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame It was a checkmate there was no help for now, for Mr. West could not be turned out again; but Captain Monk was not accustomed to be checkmated, and resented it accordingly. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 She hated that a scheme of her own once made should be checkmated, though it were by her dearest friend. The Half-Hearted All the Europeans are spending their thought and money in watching and checkmating one another and in maintaining their armed and balanced status quo. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I So, checkmated in their search, the group of would-be captors had to wheel about and go back disappointed to their fortress. The War Chief of the Six Nations A Chronicle of Joseph Brant The White rooks cannot move outside the little square in which they are enclosed except on the final move, in giving checkmate. Amusements in Mathematics When you had acquired the mortgage following such patient steps, my father checkmated you by making and recording a deed of gift of the ranch to me, subject of course to the encumbrance. The Pride of Palomar That will give these two Englishmen three days only to checkmate it. The Half-Hearted But, in very truth, we imagine that political arrangements were answerable for this long failure in checkmating the king, and not at all the cunning passage which carried only one inside passenger. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 Smith checkmated him splendidly by retiring into the bath where she sat soaking for two hours. Fanny Goes to War Then the condition of the puzzle is—White to play and checkmate in six moves. Amusements in Mathematics We should now realize that, even if the Government succeeds in checkmating us in India at every step, there is ample scope for work for several years among Indians living abroad. Indian Unrest It consists in one party placing a cap or ring on one of his Pawns, and undertaking to checkmate his opponent with that particular Pawn. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings Twice Jack's queen was in Bluebell's grasp uncaptured, and he could at any time have checkmated her, had he been as attentive to the variations of the game as to those of her countenance. Bluebell A Novel It might be that he had checkmated the ruffian and thrown him off his game. Corporal Sam and Other Stories Every move that checkmates and leaves a different position is a different mate. Amusements in Mathematics Lala Roy just then found himself in presence of a most beautiful problem—white to move and checkmate in three moves. In Luck at Last He is not allowed to Queen the Pawn, and if he loses it, or happens to checkmate his opponent with any other man, he forfeits the game. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings You checkmated me in that matter of the cottage and the income. For Woman's Love I was ready to despair when a possible means of checkmate flashed into my mind. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Try as he would, he could not checkmate his opponent. Amusements in Mathematics How serenely I moved toward the coveted checkmate, to find a castle towering in the way! The Grey Cloak Scholar's Mate.—A checkmate occasionally given at the opening of a game by a practised player to one but little tutored in the science. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings The place is not laid down upon the maps; nor is its naval and commercial importance known; but its proximity to Aden suggests that it may be intended as a checkmate to that English stronghold. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 The split would have come when Blackborough checkmated my forming a cabinet. Waste A Tragedy, In Four Acts White may leave Black in check as often as he likes, for it makes no difference, as he can never arrive at a checkmate position. Amusements in Mathematics But this move again was promptly checkmated by the clear and repeated declaration of the Colonial representatives that they did not expect us to tax raw materials. Constructive Imperialism Smothered Mate.—A checkmate which is sometimes given by the Knight when the adverse King is hemmed in, or smothered, by his own forces. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings It was a sort of checkmate, and Lionel stood looking at the servant—as if the man could telegraph some impossible aerial message to his master to bring him back then. Verner's Pride Great Britain began to take new interest in her African realm, but found herself largely checkmated by the jealousy of all Europe. The Negro It is evident that White has checkmated Black. Amusements in Mathematics Whatever their intentions were," rejoined Captain S——, "the precautions you took to checkmate were successful, and I am much obliged for the trouble you took after you realized the danger. Looking Seaward Again Black is obliged to retreat his King to the R's sq., because, were he to play him to his B's sq., the Q would checkmate at once. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings The occupation of Port Arthur and Liao-tung by the Japanese, in 1895, was a checkmate to Russia's little game; and, supported by France and Germany, she gave her notice to quit. The Awakening of China It may well be imagined that Mr. Chamberlain and his noble colleagues had anything but beds of roses whilst pursuing the diplomacy adopted to checkmate the Bond. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked "In other words," the reader will say, "the king is to be shown checkmated." Amusements in Mathematics But the hero of Lepanto found himself at once distrusted by the Catholic nobles and checkmated by the influence and diplomacy of the ever watchful William of Orange. History of Holland Kt. takes Q. And White gave checkmate in six moves. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings The one who plays badly is checkmated; without haste, but without remorse. Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment The Transvaal would then no longer be the giant ally, the arsenal, and the treasury of the Afrikaner Bond, and that organisation would then be checkmated into impotence for evil. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked Mr Black left his king on his queen's knight's 7th, and no matter what piece White chooses for his pawn, Black cannot be checkmated. Amusements in Mathematics William was checkmated and at first, in his anger, inclined to follow his father's example and crush the opposition of Amsterdam by force. History of Holland And you will checkmate in a few moves. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings They want to hold us here in the village until they find out the truth; but we are willing to stay, that we may checkmate what they do. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky She was rejoining the house party that day, was consumed by excitement over the situation, and just as eager as Bonner to checkmate the untimely operations of poor old Anderson Crow. The Daughter of Anderson Crow The reader will now see why I avoided the term "checkmate," apart from the fact that there is no White king. Amusements in Mathematics He set forth his case—the case which meant his political checkmate, then waited. Unleavened Bread The two Knights, with the assistance of the King, cannot force checkmate, except in some very rare cases. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings The isolating loneliness of genius was checkmated by a profusion of the talents which put men en rapport with their kind. Robert Browning It also checkmated every good impulse she may have had to undo it in after years. The Daughter of Anderson Crow The Black king cannot be left on any other square without a checkmate being possible. Amusements in Mathematics This is checkmate for B., because she cannot do anything nasty without thereby implying that she has read "BELLADONNA's" Diary. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 7, 1892 Drawn Game.—When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings He had been checkmated, but he did not know how. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West His movement on Niagara was stopped, first by want of provisions, and secondly because he was checkmated by the troops at Frontenac. Montcalm and Wolfe Then White plays P takes P en passant, checkmate. Amusements in Mathematics This officer was always devising some amusing if wild-cat schemes, which were to annihilate or checkmate the Boers, and prove eventually the source of fame to himself. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time Where one party has force sufficient, but is ignorant of the proper mode of applying it, and thus fails to checkmate his helpless adversary within the fifty moves prescribed by the "Code". 4th. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings Every movement is reported to the other side and checkmated almost before it begins. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front It had been reserved for Dorothea to checkmate him in such a way that he could not move at all. The Inner Shrine “First guess every man’s ruling passion, appeal to it by a word, set it in motion by temptation, and you will infallibly give checkmate to his freedom of will.” Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Players are checkmated now in very much the same way as they were five hundred years ago. Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs Fool's Mate.—This is the simplest of all checkmates, being accomplished in two moves in the following manner:— WHITE. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings If his insanity is too sharp for me, as it may well be, I shall be checkmated in any effort to forcibly keep him from doing harm. Flames There's two of us and two of them, and the next move must be ours, or they'll checkmate our king all right. The Red Redmaynes The term “give checkmate” is taken from the game of chess, and must here be understood as meaning to overcome, to conquer. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn The two heroic pawns are carried decently off, and he apologetically whispers his suspicions of a checkmate to his commanding officer. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 24, 1917 At your last move you might have redeemed all former disasters by checkmating your opponent in two moves. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings He did flirt with her in his younger days; and, pray, didn't he have to come East when be called to inquire after his beloved classmates, and ended by getting checkmated! Homestead on the Hillside It would have been a difficult rôle to play; Sardinia, while endeavouring to checkmate the reaction, might have become its instrument. The Liberation of Italy Unless a complete denial of his story could be set against it, Hartley stood to be checkmated. The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery The contemporaries and ancient foes of the Northmen, who overthrew the Goths on land and checkmated the Vikings in the southern seas, have a memorial in the beautiful Alhambra-like edifice of the Spanish government. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 White to play and checkmate without moving his King. The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings He and Winkelried got hold of our plans in that Bulgarian affair last year and checkmated me. The Port of Missing Men It's a part of my pleasure in prospect that now I shall be able to checkmate him in such schemes, perhaps to bring back a little of the loss upon the shoulders of his heir. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 3, December, 1884 I simply started the engines, slipped the cable and ran the Fortuna high and dry on shore, tumbled over the bow and arrived in time to checkmate his little game. Boy Scouts in Southern Waters I have lost the Marsh millions, but you are checkmated, Lester Armstrong. Mischievous Maid Faynie The gunners of the Gray batteries could not go on with their work under such a hail-storm, they were checkmated. The Last Shot He plays the pawns of chance with literature, religion, politics, and moves the queen so as to checkmate all adversaries. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors The secretary was plainly disgusted, but Gard grimly paid the price of his checkmate, and by his generosity certainly precluded any accusation of favoritism. Out of the Ashes Therefore he checkmated his every move, careless of whether he made another powerful enemy or not. The Conqueror You do not even wait to hear my answer, and you tell me that I am checkmated when I have a dozen moves from which to choose. Don Orsino He went on to explain fully Amy's plan for checkmating Baker. The Rules of the Game They are as injurious as they are false, and they will checkmate the progress of any man or of any people that believes them. Emerson and Other Essays "How precisely he knew my feelings toward any one who would show me how to escape this checkmate!" Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 While in Russia," we learn, "he was the only one of our Ministers at foreign courts who was able to checkmate Spain in her controversy with us about the Virginius. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Francesca da Rimini The big boy liked chess, so the little boy had to play it: the big boy disliked being checkmated, so the little boy was knocked down. Sydney Smith His whole game is to capture as many of his audience as he can by strategy, to checkmate them by any legitimate theatrical move, regardless of tenability of subject, and in despite of truth. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: in Mizzoura Yes," was the calm reply, "I have checkmated you, count. The Coquette's Victim Everyday Life Library No. 1 He had been irritated and despondent ever since Mr. Muir, through Madge's aid, had so signally checkmated him. A Young Girl's Wooing |
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