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How is a chess game won? A player prevents the other player from making a move A player surrounds the other player’s queen with his pieces A player moves all his pieces to the far end of the board A player makes it impossible for the other player’s king to move

How is a chess game won?
A player prevents the other player from making a move.
A player surrounds the other player’s queen with his pieces.
A player moves all his pieces to the far end of the board.
A player makes it impossible for the other player’s king to move.

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Quizzma TeamJune 16, 2025

A player makes it impossible for the other player’s king to move.

In chess, a game is won by putting the opponent’s king in a position known as “checkmate,” where the king is under threat of capture (in check) and has no legal moves to escape the threat. This means the player has successfully trapped the opponent’s king, ending the game.