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noun
A checkmate pattern in which the king is confined to two squares at an edge of the board and then mated by two doubled rooks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by Dawid Janowski who referred to doubled rooks on the 7th rank as "swine".
