perpetual check

English

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

White to move gets a draw by perpetual check, starting with Qe8+.

Noun

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.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: ikuinen shakki, ikuinen šakki
• German: Dauerschach (de) n
• Italian: scacco perpetuo (it) m
• Polish: wieczny szach (pl) m
• Portuguese: xeque perpétuo m
• Romanian: șah perpetuu n, șah etern n
• Russian: вечный шах m (večnyj šax)
• Spanish: jaque continuo m