Check & checkmate

What is check & Checkmate

1. Check

 •       you can win or lose a real game of chess.

•       The King is an important piece

•       A threat to it is also important

•       When the king is threatened, we call it a Check!

•       A King is not allowed to be captured

•       If the King is in check you must attend to the threat before you do anything.

•       It becomes an illegal move to leave the King in check

•       When in check you have 3 options – Block, run away or capture

•       You cannot stay in check

•       + is a sign which represent check when you are writing down the moves (notating)

Click where it is blue to Practice checking !

You have 3 options to get out of check. Run away, capture the piece attacking the King or block the piece attacking the King

Click where it is blue to practice Getting out of check

2. Checkmate

•       If you cannot do the 3 options when you are in check that means it will be Checkmate

•       King cannot escape 

•      It means the King have been trapped

•       Means the game is over!

•       If your King have been checkmated you have Lost the game.

•       Aim of chess is to trap the enemy King

Click where it is blue to practice checkmating!