Kings Solitude (English, noun)
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topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: A rare game state in which one player has eliminated all of the opponent’s pieces except the king. Used to describe total material dominance before delivering checkmate.
tags: informal
uncountable
glosses: A symbolic or psychological state in which a player humiliates or toys with the opponent by stripping them of all resources, leaving only the king as a powerless figurehead. A king is nothing without its other pieces to protect it or rule over.
tags: uncountable
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