chess rules


If the best move is to give check, then forcing your opponent to move something else is punishment, yes. If you don't like being checked too often, play 3-check.

Have you tried this in real life? Walking into a chess club and threatening punching people there?
Not only you'll be banned forever, but also will be reported to the police.
This is what chess.com should do, too.

But if you’re in a losing position, you might want to force perpetual check yourself. It’s a very skilful tactic and anyone who does it deserves the draw.
It’s part of the game. There are world championship games with many, many checks.

Of course, you could always be respectful and offer a draw after 10 checks, once they see that escaping is hopeless

Windmills would become unavailable if your rule were there.

Windmills would become unavailable if your rule were there.
The suggestion would also make forced mates in more moves unplayable if each move was a check.