INo other way out is possible. A knight threatens you, while pieces watch your movements. The other exits are even occupied by madmen. The situation is clear: checkmate (basically, you’re done).
You don’t understand anything? A small recap, if you didn’t know anything about it (or if you haven’t been following the series Women’s Game): when there is checkmate, it means the king is attacked and all squares around it are either raided or protected by enemies. This fatal blow marked the end of the game.
This expression comes from the Persian language. شاه مات (šâh pole) means the king is “ambushed”, “defeated”. This sentence is taken in Arabic, with a more fatal interpretation: الشاه مات (aš-šāh mata) for “the king is dead”.
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Legend of Sissa
If chess has become very popular in the Middle East and West, they will be found in India in the 6th century. The wise Sissa, wishing to distract her king, will create chaturanga. Consisting of thirty-two pieces, spread out on a sixty-four-square chessboard, this chess ancestor closely resembles the version we know.
In the Hollow, this amusement proves to the king that he is not much without his entourage. The king, who was satisfied that he had finally overcome his boredom, offered gifts to Sissa. As a joke, the latter asks for oats (and […] Read more
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