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Check (chess)

In chess and similar games, check is a condition that occurs when a player's king is under immediate threat of capture on the very next turn. A king so threatened is said to be in check, and the attacker traditionally warns their opponent by saying the word "check". A player must get out of check if possible by moving the king to an unattacked square…

Types of checks, Checking in tactics and strategy & Announcing check and notation

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Types of checks

Chess tacticForkSkewerDiscovered attackEn passant
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Checking in tactics and strategy

TempoCombinationsDrawPerpetual checkExchange
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Announcing check and notation

Just & Burg 2003FIDERapid chessAlgebraic chess notationECO
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BlackRookChessKingCapture
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Getting out of check

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Announcing check and notation

Checking in tactics and strategy

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Check (chess)

Nodes55
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Triples3
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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check king move piece chess checking player may rules discovered attack opponent another cannot checkmate capture double get moving also

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a forkinstance ofTypes of checksSometimes a given check is part of a chess tactic0.80text
a skewerinstance ofTypes of checksSometimes a given check is part of a chess tactic0.80text
or a discovered attack on another pieceinstance ofTypes of checksSometimes a given check is part of a chess tactic0.80text

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