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Dua diagram pertama di bawah menunjukkan dasar-dasar sekakmat dengan Menteri, yang dapat terjadi di setiap sisi papan. Secara alamiah, posisi yang pasti dapat bervariasi menurut diagram. Dalam posisi pertama, Menteri langsung menghadapi Raja lawan dan Raja putih melindungi sang Menteri. Dalam posisi sekakmat kedua, Raja berada pada posisi berlawanan dan Menteri memberi mat baik posisi horizontal atau vertikal terhadap Raja.
Mat sokong
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Raja putih dapat di c5 atau c7.
Mat siku-siku
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Menteri putih dapat berada pada kotak yang ditandai
Mat pojok
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Menteri putih dapat berada di kotak yang ditandai.
Mat pinggir
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Pandolfini 2009, hlm.23
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Putih menyekakmat dengan mudah
Dengan pihak bermenteri, sekakmat dapat diupayakan paling banyak sepuluh gerakan dari posisi awal mana saja, secara optimal dimainkan oleh kedua pihak, tetapi umumnya dengan sedikit gerakan yang diperlukan. Saat posisi pion naik pangkat menjadi Menteri, paling banyak 9 gerakan diperlukan.
Dalam diagram berikut, Putih menyekakmat dengan mudah dengan memojokkan Raja Hitam ke tepi papan:
Menghindari pat
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Pat jika Hitam ingin bergerak. Menteri putih memblokir semua kemungkinan gerakan untuk Hitam, di mana pun raja putih ditempatkan di papan.
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Pat jika Raja Hitam ingin bergerak
Pihak yang lebih kuat harus berhati-hati untuk tidak mengepat Raja lawan, sedangkan pihak yang bertahan ingin menuju pat. Ada dua jenis umum posisi pat yang dapat terjadi, yang harus dihindari oleh pihak yang lebih kuat .