checkmate

Although synonymous with "unbeatable", it can be used metaphorically to refer to anything you hold in high esteem.

Derived from the game of chess; checkmate is an offensive position in which the loser cannot move his/her king out of "check" (ie: imminent defeat).

Checkmate therefore means "unbeatable" with the implication that it is highly desireable to obtain.

"Hey man, have you heard that new Red Hot Daggers album? It's fuckin checkmate!!!"

by .zee. May 21, 2005