Chess games do not have to end in checkmate — either player may resign if the situation looks hopeless. Games also may end in a draw (tie). A draw can occur in several situations, including draw by agreement, stalemate, threefold repetition of a position, the fifty move rule, or a draw by impossibility of checkmate (usually because of insufficient material to checkmate).
Xake-jokoak ez du zertan xake mate egoeran amaitu. Edozein jokalarik amore eman dezake egoera etsigarria baldin bada. Jokoa berdinketan ere buka daiteke. Berdinketa hainbat egoeratan gerta daiteke: berdinketa adostea, erregea itota gelditzea, hiru aldiz egoera bera errepikatzea, berrogeita hamar mugimenduen araua betetzea edo xake matea egiteko aukerarik ez izatea (normalean ez dagoelako xake matea egiteko bezainbeste pieza).