"Kings Solitude" meaning in English

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Noun

  1. (chess, informal) 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
    Sense id: en-Kings_Solitude-en-noun-rMHKN3v2 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  2. 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
    Sense id: en-Kings_Solitude-en-noun-PH0g4IYm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: checkmate, zugzwang, endgame
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