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    The check-mate system was a system of ship identification used by the Allies of World War II. It was used by the Royal Navy when on patrol looking for...
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  • music for ballet by British composer Arthur Bliss Checkmate pattern Check-mate system, a ship identification protocol used by the Royal Navy in World War...
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    counter the effectiveness of these disguises, the Allies introduced the check-mate system in 1942 to identify individual ships on a one-by-one basis with the...
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  • 2024). "FactChecking RFK Jr.'s V.P. Announcement". Annenberg Public Policy Center. Kirsch, Noah (April 17, 2024). "RFK Jr.'s Running Mate Sets New Low...
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  • A second mate (2nd mate) or second officer (2/O) is a licensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship holding a Second Mates Certificate of...
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  • double check is extremely rare in practical play, but it is sometimes found in chess problems. A double check is a part of the smothered mate pattern...
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    specifically derived from the expression shah mat, 'the king is dead', with check-mate the equivalent modern chess term. The word entered the French language...
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  • are no pieces between the king and the rook. The king is not currently in check. The king does not pass through or finish on a square that is attacked by...
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    execute the checkmate. Damiano's mate is often arrived at by first sacrificing a rook on the h-file, then checking the king with the queen on the a-file...
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    The United States Navy occupational rating of boatswain's mate (abbreviated as BM) is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) to...
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