Hello how may I help you? Who goes first in the game of chess? Usually white plays first. What does checkmark mean? I'm sorry, i don't understand what you mean by "checkmark" Oops, I meant checkmate. Auto correct messes things up. Oh, that's no problem. Checkmate means that the king would be captured on the next move and has no moves available to him. Does that equal a win? That is correct. Alright that's all I needed to know. Thanks I'm glad i could help. As a bit of additional information, a grand master in chess is anyone rated above 2100. Thanks