Editing Chess (section)

====Win====
A game can be won in the following ways:
* ''[[Checkmate]]:'' The opposing king is in check and the opponent has no legal move. (See {{seclink|#Check and checkmate}}.)
* ''[[Rules of chess#Resigning|Resignation]]:'' A player may resign, conceding the game to the opponent.<ref>{{harvp|Burgess|2000|p=481}}</ref> If, however, the opponent has no way of checkmating the resigned player, this is a draw under FIDE Laws.<ref name="FideLawsOfChess" /> Most tournament players consider it good etiquette to resign in a hopeless position.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Right Way to Play Chess |edition=2008 revised |author=[[David Pritchard (chess player)|David Brine Pritchard]] |others=Updated by Richard James |publisher=Right Way |date=2008-11-06 |orig-date=1950 |isbn=978-0-7160-2199-5 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-18-cl-64946-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Why Grandmasters Rarely Checkmate|date=2001-05-18|access-date=2020-12-03|author=Jack Peters|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229221956/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-18-cl-64946-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* ''Win on time:'' In games with a [[time control]], a player wins if the opponent runs out of time, even if the opponent has a superior position, as long as the player has a theoretical possibility to checkmate the opponent were the game to continue.
* ''Forfeit:'' A player who cheats, violates the rules, or violates the rules of conduct specified for the particular tournament can be forfeited. Occasionally, both players are forfeited.<ref name="FideLawsOfChess"/>