English Explanatory Dictionary

epaulette mate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A checkmate pattern in which the losing side's king is unable to escape because its two surrounding parallel flight squares are occupied by pieces of its own color. Most commonly occurs with two rooks on the back rank.

Word forms

epaulette mate epaulette mates epaulet mate

Etymology

Due to perceived visual similarity between rooks and epaulettes.

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