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Jaque Mate (telenovela)
Jaque mate or Jaque Mate may refer to: * "Jaque mate", Spanish for Checkmate in chess * Jaque Mate (wrestler) Jaime Álvarez Mendoza (born September 29, 1948) is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known for working under the ring name Jaque Mate (Spanish for " Checkmate") in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Àlvarez worked ..., born Jaime Álvarez Mendoza in 1948 * ''Jaque Mate'' (film), a 2011 Dominican drama See also * Checkmate (other) {{disambiguation, human name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkmate
Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with ) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game. In chess, the king is never actually captured—the player loses as soon as the player's king is checkmated. In formal games, it is usually considered good etiquette to resign an inevitably lost game before being checkmated. If a player is not in check but has no legal move, then it is ''stalemate'', and the game immediately ends in a draw. A checkmating move is recorded in algebraic notation using the hash symbol "#", for example: 34.Qg3#. Examples A checkmate may occur in as few as two moves on one side with all of the pieces still on the board (as in Fool's mate, in the opening phase of the game), in a middlegame position (as in the 1956 game called the Game of the Century between Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer), or after many moves with as few a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaque Mate (wrestler)
Jaime Álvarez Mendoza (born September 29, 1948) is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known for working under the ring name Jaque Mate (Spanish for " Checkmate") in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Àlvarez worked under the ring name ''El Enfermero, Jr.'' (the Nurse, Junior) for 13 years and has also worked as ''Skorvikan''. As Jaque Mate, Álvarez is most known for being a founding member of the wrestling trio ''Los Intocables'' (the untouchables) along with Pierroth, Jr. and Masakre. Los Intocables held the CMLL World Trios Championship once, winning the title from and losing the title to Los Infernales ( MS-1, El Satánico and Pirata Morgan. He also held the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship for almost 20 months from March 25, 1993, until December 4, 1994. Álvarez wrestling style as Jaque Mate earned him the nickname ''El Hombre de la jugada mortal'' (Spanish for "The man with the deadly move"). Professional wrestling career Jaime Álva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaque Mate (film)
''Jaque Mate'' is a 2011 Dominican drama film directed and written by José María Cabral. The film was selected as the Dominican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. Cast * Adrián Mas as David Hernandez * Frank Perozo as Andres G. / Kidnapper * Marcos Bonetti as Daniel * Michelle Vargas as Alejandra H. * Sharlene Taulé as Maggie * Alfonso Rodríguez as Inspector Peralta * Evelina Rodriguez as Agente Diaz * Olga Bucarelli as Manuela * Sergio Carlo as Fernando * Luis Nova as Stage Manager * David Ortiz as himself * Johnie Mercedes as Police #1 * Luis Manuel Aguilo as Francisco Rosa Plot David Hernandez is the well-known host of a popular fictional game show, “Jaque Mate” (Checkmate). The show has a segment in which he answers calls from audience members. One day he receives an anonymous call, telling him his son and his wife have been kidnapped. The kidnapper threatens him with killing them if he doesn't follow his instructions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
