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noun
A situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: board-games, chess, games, shogi
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From brink + mate. First attested in 1983 in the British magazine Shogi.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
