perpetual check

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8{{{square}}} black king8
7{{{square}}} black pawn7
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5{{{square}}} white king{{{square}}} white queen5
4{{{square}}} black rook4
3{{{square}}} black queen{{{square}}} black bishop3
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White to move gets a draw by perpetual check, starting with Qe8+.

Noun[edit]

perpetual check (countable and uncountable, plural perpetual checks)

  1. (chess) A draw forced by one player by putting the opponent's king in a potentially infinite series of checks.

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