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Checkmate (frequently shortened to '''mate''') is a situation in an inevitably lost game before being checkmated.

If a king is under attack but the threat can be met, then the king is said to be in check, but is ''not'' in checkmate. If a player is ''not'' in check but has no legal move (that is, no valid move that would not put the king in check), the result of the game is Stalemate , and the game ends in a Draw . (See Rules Of Chess .)

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  Surname1 DavidsonGiven1=Henry
  Year 1981
  Title A Short History of Chess (1949)
  Publisher McKay


  Surname1 EmmsGiven1=JohnAuthorlink1=John Emms (chessmaster)
  Year 2004
  Title Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames
  Publisher Everyman Chess


  Surname1 FineGiven1=ReubenAuthorlink1=Reuben Fine
  Surname2 BenkoGiven2=PalAuthorlink2=Pal Benko
  Year 2003
  Title Basic Chess Endings (1941)
  Publisher McKay


  Surname1 MüllerGiven1=KarstenAuthorlink1=Karsten Müller
  Surname2 LamprechtGiven2=FrankAuthorlink2=Frank Lamprecht
  Year 2001
  Title Fundamental Chess Endings
  Publisher Gambit Publications


  Surname1 PandolfiniGiven1=BruceAuthorlink1=Bruce Pandolfini
  Year 1988
  Title Pandolfini's Endgame Course
  Publisher Fireside, Simon & Schuster


  Surname1 SeirawanGiven1=YasserAuthorlink1=Yasser Seirawan
  Title Winning Chess Endings
  Year 2003
  Publisher Everyman Chess


  Surname1 SnapeGiven1=Ian
  Title Chess Endings Made Simple: How to Approach the Endgame with Confidence
  Year 2003
  Publisher Gambit Publications


  Surname1 SpeelmanGiven1=JonAuthorlink1=Jon Speelman
  Surname2 TisdallGiven2=JonAuthorlink2=Jonathan Tisdall
  Surname3 WadeGiven3=BobAuthorlink3=Robert Wade (chess player)
  Title Batsford Chess Endings
  Year 1993
  Publisher B T Batsford