Whatever evil intentions Noaks might have cherished towards them were destined to be checkmated by a fortunate circumstance, the possibility of which neither side had yet foreseen.

This affair of state, which rested upon his shoulders, promised to go badly; if Lord Vernon persisted in his refusal to see him, he was checkmated at the start, before he had opportunity to make a move.

Ready, sir?" Mershone looked grave, but he was not wholly checkmated.

It was she who had checkmated him, and she was glad.

To put it differently, he's in check, but not checkmated.

He'll be checkmated, though, if the French ever lay hands on him, and then good-bye to the Arab's chance for twenty years.

Now, confess that, in the Dublin mystery, the clever police there were absolutely checkmated.

And, if the further fact be considered that the adversary thus checkmated was Lee, the military ability of General McClellan must be conceded.

At Mine Run, Lee's quick eye for position, and masterly handling of his forces, completely checkmated an adversary who had advanced to deliver decisive battle.

We are checkmated.

The arch ruffian had checkmated us for the third time inside three days.

is said to have observed to a person who approached him in a moment of personal restraint, indispensable in his situation, "Here you see me checkmated.

If Ben was to be checkmated there were not many hours to waste.

She carries on a liaison with Colonel Lorenzo, by the aid of her father-confessor Dominick, but is always checkmated, and it turns out that Lorenzo is her brother.

Dr. Parr affected the Olympian nod, and crowned or checkmated reputations.

Finally he admitted himself checkmated, but not convinced.

The King has made his desperate attempt to arrest the five members of Parliament, and been checkmated by Lucy Carlisle.

To destroy the work of Joan of Arc and Charles VII.such was the design, a criminal and a shameful one for a French prince, which was checkmated by the peace of Peequigny.

"Before morning they'll be over there," with a wave of the hand, "and our move checkmated.

You must let me know when she has checkmated you.

I might have checkmated the White Prince, shut in by his own castles and pawns,it would have been a direct checkmate!

Knowing this of me, do you further surmise that I should be so simple as to tell you how I propose to amuse myself in the future?" I recognised the truth of this, and I saw myself checkmated at the outset.

It was the daring play of a desperate gamester, and nearly checkmated his opponents.

Perhaps she had detected his purpose from the first, and had deliberately checkmated him.

Then Charlot, angry at being so completely checkmated, suddenly seized the board and struck his antagonist such a cruel blow that the blood began to flow.