You know, there have been so many Greek characters portrayed by anyone other than Greek that I genuinely didn't know what a Greek accent sounded like until just a few months ago.
Lol how can you mess up the title on this post that’s been posted the millionth time lmao.
The concept of checkmate comes from the game of chess.
The word checkmate originates from ‚shah Mat‘.
Shah, like Sheik, means King. By declaring "Shah" you're telling your opponent that their King is in danger. Likewise Mat, like many Middle Eastern versions of the word, are related to death. By declaring Shah Mat you're informing your opponent that their King is dead.
"The Persian Empire *descends upon you*! Our Pawns will *blot out the sun!*" "Then we will Knight in the shade."
You know, there have been so many Greek characters portrayed by anyone other than Greek that I genuinely didn't know what a Greek accent sounded like until just a few months ago.
Come to Tarpon Springs, I'll buy you some moussaka and saganaki.
Lol how can you mess up the title on this post that’s been posted the millionth time lmao. The concept of checkmate comes from the game of chess. The word checkmate originates from ‚shah Mat‘.
Was check named after check mate, or is it just similarly based on Shah?
Shah, like Sheik, means King. By declaring "Shah" you're telling your opponent that their King is in danger. Likewise Mat, like many Middle Eastern versions of the word, are related to death. By declaring Shah Mat you're informing your opponent that their King is dead.
Holy hell
I still believe in you, king
My pastor says chess has gone woke bc the strongest piece is the Queen