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epaulette mate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
epaulet-te -mate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Due to perceived visual similarity between rooks and epaulettes.

Inflected Forms

epaulette mates (plural) epaulet mate (alternative)

Questions

What does epaulette mate mean?
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.
Where does epaulette mate come from?
Due to perceived visual similarity between rooks and epaulettes.

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