brinkmate

English

Etymology

From brink +‎ mate. First attested in the British Shogi magazine in 1983.

Noun

brinkmate (countable and uncountable, plural brinkmates)

1. (shogi, chess) A situation in which an indefensible checkmate sequence will be created by the player's next move.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 絕殺／绝杀 (juéshā)

• Japanese: 必死 (ja), 必至 (ja) (ひっし, hisshi)