![TIL that the use of the phrase "Checkmate" is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, " Shäh mät!", which means the king is helpless : r/todayilearned TIL that the use of the phrase "Checkmate" is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, " Shäh mät!", which means the king is helpless : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/im0vzeQOsa9-PNmcJG2WC0YAn1Mx1LQf0lgQgzAGNJM.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d3402a480d1859047b907b3c5cc309bfb991a8a0)
TIL that the use of the phrase "Checkmate" is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, " Shäh mät!", which means the king is helpless : r/todayilearned
![TIL The word "checkmate" is derived from the Persian shāh māt ("the king is helpless"). : r/todayilearned TIL The word "checkmate" is derived from the Persian shāh māt ("the king is helpless"). : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/zgKIeUaeAn0k2Gid3fDrTqJFTY-g1z9KXJjyd1prgOs.jpg?auto=webp&s=395e940f6e164bad3c91e1174c26d8954b88be43)
TIL The word "checkmate" is derived from the Persian shāh māt ("the king is helpless"). : r/todayilearned
![TIL that the use of the phrase "Checkmate" is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, " Shäh mät!", which means the king is helpless : r/todayilearned TIL that the use of the phrase "Checkmate" is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, " Shäh mät!", which means the king is helpless : r/todayilearned](https://i.redd.it/i9eo94i6mhi91.jpg)
TIL that the use of the phrase "Checkmate" is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, " Shäh mät!", which means the king is helpless : r/todayilearned
The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat" meaning "the king is helpless". | The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat" meaning "the
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![TIL that the use of the phrase "Checkmate" is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, " Shäh mät!", which means the king is helpless : r/todayilearned TIL that the use of the phrase "Checkmate" is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, " Shäh mät!", which means the king is helpless : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/Z0d6TCXzixNGunlioPKcbDp258-gKMz-IWLOowhp374.png?auto=webp&s=939e868f3bc1edafb1065ea6c574d66a1a145a1a)