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A chess game may end in a number of ways.
A chess game may end in a number of ways.
*'''Checkmate''': The winning player checkmates his opponent's King (see below).
[[File:José Raúl Capablanca 1931.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|[[Jose Raul Capablanca|José Raúl Capablanca]] (1888-1942) is considered one of the top five [[chess]] players of all time.]]
[[File:José Raúl Capablanca 1931.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|[[Jose Raul Capablanca|José Raúl Capablanca]] (1888-1942) is considered one of the top five [[chess]] players of all time.]]
*'''Resignation''': The losing player, facing an inevitable future checkmate, ''resigns'' rather than play out an extended series of hopeless moves. A player may indicate resignation by toppling his king on its side.
*'''Resignation''': The losing player, facing an inevitable future checkmate, ''resigns'' rather than play out an extended series of hopeless moves. A player may indicate resignation by toppling his king on its side.
*'''Loss on Time''': In games with a time limit, a player may lose by failing to make a time control, causing his clock to run out.
*'''Loss on Time''': In games with a time limit, a player may lose by failing to make a time control, causing his clock to run out.