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Perpetual Check

Perpetual Check

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A Perpetual Check is a situation where one player can continuously give checks to the opponent's King, and the opponent has no way to escape the checks or stop them. This usually forces a draw, as the player giving the checks can continue indefinitely, preventing the opponent from making progress. Perpetual check is often used as a defensive resource when a player is in a worse position, allowing them to obtain a draw instead of a loss.

In the diagram above, Black is much better, but the weak position of Black's King allows White to salvage a last-minute draw with a perpetual check: 1.Qe8+ and Black is forced in the loop 1...Kh7 2.Qh5+ Kg8 3.Qe8+ Kh7 4.Qh5+ Kg8.

Master the Perpetual Check

While creating Chess With Cards, we watched many videos and read a lot of books. Here's our curated selection of the best resources we encountered on Perpetual Checks. We also included some smaller creators who are growing fast and we believe deserve your attention. Check out these resources if you want to master this drawing technique.

 
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