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"Chessmatt!" Why Pros Never Say the Most Famous Word of the Game

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The exclamations "Chess and chess mats never fall on the tournament board of the professional players, they are the cliché of thinking sports par excellence. That has two surprising reasons. Which are these – and why a chess world champion said it in 1929.
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"Chessmatt!" Why Pros Never Say the Most Famous Word of the Game

The exclamations "Chess and chess mats never fall on the tournament board of the professional players, they are the cliché of thinking sports par excellence. That has two surprising reasons. Which are these – and why a chess world champion said it in 1929.

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noz.de broke the news in on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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