Perpetual Check
Part of the Playing Real Games section of Coddy's Chess journey. Lesson 34 of 40.
You are lost - a rook down, a queen down. Before you resign, look for the lifeline: a queen that can check the king forever. If the king can never escape the checks, the position repeats and the game is drawn. Half a point from nothing - and it is there more often than you think.
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WatchA queen and a rook down. Watch the escape.
The starting position.
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All lessons in Playing Real Games
1Think Before You Move
What Did That Move Change?Checks, Captures, ThreatsThe Landing SquareThe Blunder CheckTwo Candidates, Not OneRecap: Think Before You Move2Opening Principles
Centre, Pieces, KingDon't Move It TwiceThe Early QueenConnect the RooksSomething StrangeRecap: Opening Principles