Checkmate -LRB- frequently shortened to mate -RRB- is a situation in chess -LRB- and in other boardgames of the chaturanga family -RRB- in which one player 's king is threatened with capture -LRB- in check -RRB- and there is no way to meet that threat .

Checkmate -LRB- sometimes called mate -RRB- is a when in chess a player 's king is threatened with capture -LRB- in check -RRB- and there is no way to meet that threat .
