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You'll find chess metaphors everywhere.
Let's say you comeback with a particularly witty comment that silences your opponent.
Later you are describing this to your buddies.
It would be appropriate, and understandable to describe this as "checkmate."
Even if you never play chess, and don't even know the rules, it's still a very appropriate source of many, many metaphors.
Ideas like protecting your king or queen.
Advancing your pawns.
Even the phrase, "only a pawn" is understood.
Somebody that is sacrifi