page_title: Checkmate
hierarchical_section_title: Checkmate
caption_attribution_description: Photo taken by myself. Incidentally, this is the 4" Marshall set from the House of Staunton. The black pieces are "ebonized" - stained black to simulate en:ebony wood. The white pieces are boxwood. I chose this set because the pieces are almost identical to the en:Jaques of London millennium set, and Jaques is the originator of the standard en:Staunton chess set design for en:chess pieces. en:Category:Chess images
context_page_description: Checkmate is a game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check and there is no way to avoid the threat. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.
  In chess, the king is never captured—the player loses as soon as their king is checkmated. In formal games, most players resign an inevitably lost game before being checkmated. It is usually considered bad etiquette to continue playing in a completely hopeless position.
  If a player is not in check but has no legal move, then it is stalemate, and the game immediately ends in a draw. A checkmating move is recorded in algebraic notation using the hash symbol "#", for example: 34.Qg7#.
context_section_description: Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is a game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture) and there is no way to avoid the threat. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.
  In chess, the king is never captured—the player loses as soon as their king is checkmated. In formal games, most players resign an inevitably lost game before being checkmated. It is usually considered bad etiquette to continue playing in a completely hopeless position.
  If a player is not in check but has no legal move, then it is stalemate, and the game immediately ends in a draw. A checkmating move is recorded in algebraic notation using the hash symbol "#", for example: 34.Qg7#.
caption: Black is checkmated—the black player loses the game
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