a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king v
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n complete victory n a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king v place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
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a coordinated sequence of chess moves n
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an assemblage of separate parts or qualities n a coordinated sequence of chess moves n a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock n a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose n an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) n the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order n the act of combining things to form a new whole
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a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position