Check and Checkmate

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Check and getting out of check

Checkmate

Puzzles

Check and getting out of check

When a piece threatens the king, it puts the king in check.

You must respond to a check because the king cannot be captured(you CAN'T respond a check with a check!). There are three possible methods to escape a check:

1. Move the king to a safe square.
2. Capture the piece delivering the check.
3. Place one of your own pieces in the path of the check to block it (except when the check is delivered by a knight or a pawn).

In the following diagram the black rook put the white king in check:

If a king is in check and he can't escape from the check(in other words he the king can't move in a safe square,he can't block the check,or no a piece can't capture the checking piece),we call that (check)mate and the player who delivers the checkmate wins!You should always checkmating your opponet when you have the chance,because if you deliver the mate,you win!

Start checking the opponet king.(The checking piece should be safe.)

The others puzzles are for checkmates!