SCHOLARSMATE
\skˈɒlɑːsmˌe͡ɪt], \skˈɒlɑːsmˌeɪt], \s_k_ˈɒ_l_ɑː_s_m_ˌeɪ_t]\
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In chess, a simple mode of checkmate, frequently practiced on inexperienced players, in which the skilled player's queen, supported by a bishop, mates the tyro's king in four moves. "A simple trip, akin to scholar's mate at chess."-H. Kingsley.
By Daniel Lyons
