The Russian word for chess is шахматы (pronounced "shāh māt") which is the same as the Farsi شاه مات. English translation: the king is Dead

This is also the origin of the English term “checkmate.”

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This is also the origin of the English term “checkmate.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate?wprov=sfti1#Etymology

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the sound looks similar, check mate, shakmat