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scholar's mate — noun In chess, a simple mate accomplished in four moves • • • Main Entry: ↑scholar … Useful english dictionary
Scholar's mate — In chess, scholar s mate is the checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#. The moves may be played in a different order or with slight variations, but the basic idea – the queen and bishop combining in an attack… … Wikipedia
scholar — n. 1 a learned person, esp. in language, literature, etc.; an academic. 2 the holder of a scholarship. 3 a a person with specified academic ability (is a poor scholar). b a person who learns (am a scholar of life). 4 archaic colloq. a person able … Useful english dictionary
mate — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a friend or fellow worker. 2 colloq. a general form of address, esp. to another man. 3 a each of a pair, esp. of birds. b colloq. a partner in marriage. c (in comb.) a fellow member or joint occupant of (team mate; room mate). 4… … Useful english dictionary
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Mate Mahadevi — Maate Mahadevi B.Sc., M.A. (born March 13, 1946) is a scholar, mystic, and writer, and the first female jagadguru, or spiritual head of a South Indian Lingayat community.[1][2] Following initiation in 1965 by Lingananda Swami, Maate Mahadevi… … Wikipedia
Fool's mate — Chess diagram|= tright| =8 |rd|nd|bd| |kd|bd|nd|rd|=7 |pd|pd|pd|pd| |pd|pd|pd|=6 | | | | | | | | |=5 | | | | |pd| | | |=4 | | | | | | |pl|qd|=3 | | | | | |pl| | |=2 |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl| | |pl|=1 |rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl|= a b c d e f g h Fool s mate … Wikipedia
Fool’s Mate — Fool s Mate Studioalbum von Peter Hammill Veröffentlichung Juli 1971 Label Charisma Format LP, MC … Deutsch Wikipedia
Glossary of chess — See also: Outline of chess and Glossary of chess problems This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. Some of these have their own pages, like fork and pin. For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see fairy chess… … Wikipedia
Outline of chess — A game of chess, in the starting position. See also: Glossary of chess and Index of chess articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to chess: Chess – two player board game played on a chessboard, a square … Wikipedia
