<P> 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 remove the threat . Checkmating the opponent wins the game . </P> <P> In chess, the king is never captured--the game ends as soon as the 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 . </P>

In the game of chess what does checkmate mean
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