checkmate

But will either help their team to a checkmate position by full-time?

He has checkmated establishment Republicans with their own cowardice and hypocrisy.

Still, by embedding Pakistan in the security architecture of the Middle East, the deal "checkmates India" and leaves its neighbour anchored to three patrons - China, Turkey and now Saudi Arabia, Mr Kugelman said.

If this is supposed to be some 4-D chess move, it looks an awful lot like checkmate — for the wrong side.

If Harris is elected president in November, the checkmated governor’s political ambitions will almost certainly be placed on hold for at least the next four years.