fool's mate

noun

The quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess.

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Meanings

nounfool's mate (plural fool's mates)

plural fool's mates

  1. board gamesThe quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess.

Translations

Arabic كش مات المغفل, مات النقلتين
  • كش مات المغفلquickest possible checkmate
  • مات النقلتينquickest possible checkmate
  • مَات الْمُبْتَدَأ (māt al-mubtadaʔ)quickest possible checkmate
  • مَات التِّلْمِيذ (māt at-tilmīḏ)quickest possible checkmate
Bengali বোকার মাত
  • বোকার মাত (bōkar mat)quickest possible checkmate
Catalan mat del boig
  • mat del boigquickest possible checkmate
Chinese Mandarin 愚者自將 /愚者自将, 兩回合將殺 /两回合将杀
  • 愚者自將 /愚者自将 (yúzhě zìjiàng)quickest possible checkmate
  • 兩回合將殺 /两回合将杀 (liǎng huíhé jiāngshā)quickest possible checkmate
Czech mat bláznů
  • mat bláznůquickest possible checkmate
Dutch narrenmat, gekkenmat
  • narrenmatquickest possible checkmate
  • gekkenmatquickest possible checkmate
Esperanto stultula mato
  • stultula matoquickest possible checkmate
Estonian karjapoiss, karjapoisi matt
  • karjapoissquickest possible checkmate
  • karjapoisi mattquickest possible checkmate
Finnish narrinmatti
  • narrinmattiquickest possible checkmate
French mat du lion, mat du sot
  • mat du lionquickest possible checkmate
  • mat du sotquickest possible checkmate
  • mat de l'imbécilequickest possible checkmate
  • mat du débutantquickest possible checkmate
  • mat de l'écolierquickest possible checkmate
German Narrenmatt
  • Narrenmattquickest possible checkmate
Greek ματ των ανοήτων
  • ματ των ανοήτων (mat ton anoḯton)quickest possible checkmate
Hebrew מט טיפשים
  • מט טיפשיםquickest possible checkmate
Hungarian bolondmatt
  • bolondmattquickest possible checkmate
Icelandic heimaskítsmát
  • heimaskítsmátquickest possible checkmate
Italian matto dell'imbecille, matto dello stolto
  • matto dell'imbecillequickest possible checkmate
  • matto dello stoltoquickest possible checkmate
Japanese フールズ・メイト
  • フールズ・メイト (fūruzu meito)quickest possible checkmate
Korean 풀스 메이트
  • 풀스 메이트 (pulseu meiteu)quickest possible checkmate
Latin mattum stulti
  • mattum stultiquickest possible checkmate
Lithuanian kvailio matas, matas dviem ėjimais
  • kvailio matasquickest possible checkmate
  • matas dviem ėjimaisquickest possible checkmate
Polish mat szkolny, mat głupca
  • mat szkolnyquickest possible checkmate
  • mat głupcaquickest possible checkmate
  • mat żakowskiquickest possible checkmate
Portuguese mate do louco
  • mate do loucoquickest possible checkmate
Russian дура́цкий мат
  • дура́цкий мат (duráckij mat)quickest possible checkmate
Spanish mate del loco
  • mate del locoquickest possible checkmate
Swedish tokmatt, idiotmatt
  • tokmattquickest possible checkmate
  • idiotmattquickest possible checkmate
Tamil முட்டாளின் இறுதி
  • முட்டாளின் இறுதி (muṭṭāḷiṉ iṟuti)quickest possible checkmate
Turkish aptal matı
  • aptal matıquickest possible checkmate
Ukrainian безглуздий мат
  • безглуздий мат (bezhluzdyj mat)quickest possible checkmate
Vietnamese mat đần độn, mat trong hai nước
  • mat đần độnquickest possible checkmate
  • mat trong hai nướcquickest possible checkmate
  • chiếu hết trong hai nướcquickest possible checkmate
Cite this entry
APA

fool's mate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fool's%20mate

MLA

“fool's mate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fool's%20mate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fool's mate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fool's%20mate.

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