English Explanatory Dictionary

ladder mate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A checkmate pattern in which two major pieces team up to push the enemy king to one side of the board.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ladder mate.wav

Word forms

ladder mate ladder mates

Etymology

The attacking pieces nudge the king one rank or file at a time, like climbing the rungs of a ladder, until reaching the edge of the board.

Synonyms

lawnmower mate
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on L Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary