Checkmate
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Checkmate ends a game of chess by placing the opponent's king in check without any available move to escape check.
It is a metaphor commonly applied to politics, whereby one side obtains a strategic victory over the other.
Quick Checkmate
Checkmate can happen as quickly as two, three, or four moves in chess.[1] The most common of these is the Scholar's mate, whereby White checkmates by placing its Queen on f7.