expression, ichidan verb
checkmate the king
Shogi term for delivering the final checkmate to the opponent's king. The verb 詰める means to corner or force into a position with no escape.
彼は巧みな手順で王を詰めた。
He checkmated the king with a skillful sequence of moves.
王を詰めるには、相手の逃げ道をすべて塞ぐ必要がある。
To checkmate the king, you need to block all of the opponent's escape routes.