Checkmate is a situation in the game of chess and other activities which results in defeat. Checkmate or Checkmates may also refer to:

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Checkmate (comics) Checkmate, a division of Task Force X, is a fictional covert operations agency appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The antihero team first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #598 and proceeded to have its own ongoing title in ' ...

, the title of two series published by DC Comics * ''Checkmate'' (play), an 1869 farcical play by Andrew Halliday * ''Checkmate'', an 1871 novel by Sheridan Le Fanu * ''Checkmates'', a 1987 play by

Ron Milner Ronald Milner (May 29, 1938 – July 9, 2004) was an American playwright. His play ''Checkmates'', starring Paul Winfield and Denzel Washington, ran on Broadway in 1988. Milner also taught creative writing at the University of Southern Californi ...

* ''Checkmates'', a 1989 play with Vanessa L. Williams * ''Checkmate'' (Sydney Horler novel), a 1930 novel by Sydney Horler * ''Checkmate'', a short story from '' A Twist in the Tale'' * ''Checkmate'', the fourth novel in the Noughts & Crosses series by Malorie Blackman * ''Checkmate'', the sixth book in the ''

Lymond Chronicles The ''Lymond Chronicles'' is a series of six historical novels written by Dorothy Dunnett and first published between 1961 and 1975. Set in mid-16th-century Europe and the Mediterranean area, the series tells the story of a young Scottish noblem ...

'' by Dorothy Dunnett

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* ''Checkmate'' (1911 film), an American silent short drama film * ''Checkmate'' (1931 French film), a French mystery film directed by Roger Goupillières * ''Checkmate'' (1931 film), a German film * ''Checkmate'' (1935 film), a British film * ''Checkmate'' (2008 film), an Indian film * Checkmate (2010 film), a Ghanaian film * ''Checkmate'' (short film), a short drama film * Checkmates (film), a 2024 Spanish comedy film

Music

* ''Checkmate'' (Joe Pass and Jimmy Rowles album), 1981 * ''Checkmate'' (B.G. album), 2000 * ''Checkmate!'' (album), 2011 * ''Check Mate'' (Barrabás album), 1975 * ''Checkmate'' (EP), 2022 EP by Itzy * "Checkmate" (Jadakiss song), 2005 * "Checkmate" (Jung Yong-hwa and JJ Lin song), 2015 * "Checkmate" (Conan Gray song), 2019 * "Checkmate" (Rod Wave song), 2023 * "Checkmate", a song from the Cypress Hill album '' Cypress Hill IV'' * "Checkmate", a song from the Gryphon album '' Red Queen to Gryphon Three'' *

Checkmate (rapper) Checkmate is a Canadian rapper from Vancouver,"Checkmate: Welcome to the Game". ''Saskatoon Star-Phoenix'', December 20, 2001. best known as one of the collaborating artists on Rascalz' influential 1998 single "Northern Touch". He was also a Jun ...

, Canadian hip hop artist * Checkmates, Ltd., American R&B group

Television

* ''Checkmate'' (American TV series), the title of a 1960–1962 American mystery television series * ''Checkmate'' (Indian TV series), a Bengali television series * ''Checkmate'' (Nigerian TV series), a Nigerian soap opera * "Checkmate" (''Arrow''), an episode of ''Arrow'' * "Checkmate", 211th episode of ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' * "Checkmate", fourth episode of the 1965 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''

The Time Meddler ''The Time Meddler'' is the ninth and final serial of the second season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Written by Dennis Spooner and directed by Douglas Camfield, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in four ...

'' * "Checkmate" (''The Prisoner''), a 1967 episode of ''The Prisoner'' * "Checkmate" (''Twin Peaks''), a season two episode of the cult series, ''Twin Peaks''

Other

* ''Checkmate'' (ballet), the music for ballet by British composer Arthur Bliss *

Checkmate pattern In chess, several checkmate patterns occur frequently enough to have acquired specific names in chess commentaryBy definition a checkmate pattern is a recognizable/particular/studied arrangements of pieces that delivers checkmate. The diagrams th ...

Check-mate system The check-mate system was a system of ship identification used by the Allies of World War II. It was used by the Royal Navy when on patrol looking for German auxiliary cruisers and others ships that had been disguised by Axis forces. Under this sy ...

, a ship identification protocol used by the Royal Navy in World War II *

Sukhoi Checkmate The Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate (russian: Сухой Су-75; LTS, short for Light Tactical Aircraft in Russian) is a single-engine, stealth fighter aircraft under development by Sukhoi for export and for the Russian Aerospace Forces. The Sukhoi Des ...

, a fifth generation Light Tactical Aircraft by Sukhoi * '' Chess Champion 2175'', a chess video game, also known as ''Checkmate''

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