sextet, Olympiad, check-mate

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In June, Nick Nickell's great sextet won a long Trials to pick the U.S. team for the 2008 World Mind Sports Games (formerly the Teams Olympiad) in Beijing.
(By Frank Stewart, The Washington Post)

The victor's cry of "check-mate" is often said to originate with Persian words meaning "the king is helpless"

Why does chess upset religious fundamentalists?

July 20th marks International Chess Day

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‪#‎TBT‬: In honor of Team USA's second consecutive win at the International Mathematical Olympiad, Coach Po-Shen Loh explains the most beautiful equation in math.

More about the team: http://cmu.li/CNb7302t0vG

Olympiad 

Pronunciation: /əˈlɪmpɪad/ 

NOUN

1An occasion when the ancient or modern Olympic Games were or are held.

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1.1A period of four years between Olympic Games, used by the ancient Greeks in datingevents.

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1.2A major international contest in a particular game, sport, or scientific subject:the 42nd International Mathematics Olympiad

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Origin

Via French or Latin from Greek Olumpias Olumpiad-, from Olumpios (see also Olympian andOlympic).

sex・tet, sex・tette

 ━━ n. 六重唱［奏］（曲）, 六重奏団; 六つ組.