Uyini umehluko phakathi kwe-check ne-checkmate?
Context:Lapho inkosi ihlaselwa ngokushesha, kuthiwa isesimweni esihle. Ukuphendukela ekubhekeni kusemthethweni kuphela uma kuphumela esimweni lapho inkosi ingasekho khona. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukuthunjwa kwe-checking piece; ukufaka i-piece phakathi kwe-checking piece nenkosi (okungenzeka kuphela uma i-piece ehlaselayo iyindlovukazi, i-rook, noma i-bishop futhi kukhona isikwele phakathi kwayo nenkosi); noma ukuhambisa inkosi isikwele lapho ingahlaselwa khona. Ukwenza i-castling akuyona indlela evumelekile yokusabela ekuhlolweni.  Injongo yalo mdlalo iwukushaya i-checkmate yomphikisi; lokhu kwenzeka lapho inkosi yomphikisi i-check, futhi ayikho indlela engokomthetho yokuyiqeda. Akukaze kube semthethweni ngomdlali ukuba enze isinyathelo esibeka noma esishiya inkosi yomdlali isesimweni esibucayi. Emidlalweni evamile, kuvamile ukumemezela "ukubheka" lapho ubeka inkosi yomphikisi ekubhekeni, kodwa lokhu akudingeki ngemithetho ye-chess futhi ngokuvamile akwenziwa emincintiswaneni.
Lapho inkosi isizobanjwa ekuhambeni komphikisi okulandelayo, inkosi isuke isesimweni esihle. Uma inkosi ingakwazi ukuphuma ku-check, khona-ke inkosi yenziwa i-checkmated futhi ilahlekelwa umdlalo