What does helpmate mean?
Definitions for helpmate
ˈhɛlpˌmeɪthelp·mate
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Princeton's WordNet
helpmate, helpmeetnoun
a helpful partner
Wiktionary
helpmatenoun
A person who supplies help or companionship.
helpmatenoun
A wife or spouse.
helpmatenoun
A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.
Etymology: A folk-etymological alteration of helpmeet, by reanalysis as help + mate.
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Helpmate
A helpmate is a type of chess problem in which both sides cooperate in order to achieve the goal of checkmating Black. In a helpmate in n moves, Black moves first, then White, each side moving n times, to culminate in White's nth move checkmating Black. (In a helpmate in 2 for example, sometimes abbreviated h#2, the solution consists of a Black move, a White move, a second Black move, then a second White move, giving checkmate.) Although the two sides cooperate, all moves must be legal according to the rules of chess.
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helpmate
A helpmate is a person or thing that provides assistance, support or companionship to someone, often in achieving a goal, completing a task, or navigating through life. This term can be used to refer to a spouse, friend, colleague, or even a tool or resource.
Webster Dictionary
Helpmatenoun
a helper; a companion; specifically, a wife
Etymology: [A corruption of the help meet for him of Genesis ii. 18.Fitzedward Hall.]
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Helpmate
A helpmate is a type of chess problem in which both sides cooperate in order to achieve the goal of checkmating Black. In a helpmate in n moves, Black moves first, then White, each side moving n times, to culminate in White's nth move checkmating Black. Although the two sides cooperate, all moves must be legal according to the rules of chess. The example problem to the right is a helpmate in eight by Z. Maslar, published in Die Schwalbe in 1981. The solution is: 1. Kf3 Kd3 2. Bb3 Kc3 3. Ke4+ Kd2 4. Kd4 Ke2 5. Kc3 Nb4 6. Kb2 Kd2 7. Ka1 Kc1 8. Ba2 Nc2#
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of helpmate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of helpmate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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