Question

1. He beat me at chess.
2. He won me at chess.
3. He beat the tennis game.
4. He won the tennis game.
(Which ones are grammatical? Would you let me know the differenbe between 'beat' and win'?)

Answer 1

1 and 4 are correct, 2 and 3 are not. #2 says you were the prize to be won in the game. He won you? Did he take you home with him as a trophy? #3 means he beat the game, not his opponent, which is impossible. He may have beaten his opponent in the tennis game, but he didn't beat the game itself. Did he clobber the game with his racket? No.