End of a chess game Crossword Clue

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End of a chess game Crossword Answer

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MATE

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(noun)
1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent’s king
2. complete victory
(verb)
1. place an opponent’s king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHESS (noun)
1. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
2. a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent’s king
END (noun)
1. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
2. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
END (verb)
1. bring to an end or halt
2. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

MATE
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