Chess Endgame Guide
Stalemate by Perpetual Check
[Introduction]

Chess Endgame Guide - Teaser - Perpetual Check Perpetual Check is a situation that occurs in Chess when a player's King is put in "Check" on each subsequent move by his opponent.

If this continues to happen for the next three moves, a Draw (Stalemate) is declared as a result of the Three-time Repetition Rule.

This is something that, if possible, can be strategically exploited by a losing player to secure ½ a point, when they would otherwise score nothing, for a loss.

You can access a selection of examples, below:

Perpetual Check Index

Stalemate by Perpetual Check:

Perpetual Check, Example 1 (page 2)

Black's King keeps evading the repeated checks from White's Queen, to earn a Draw.

The red squares highlight the White Queen's repetitive moves; the green squares highlight the Black King's repetitive moves.

Perpetual Check, Example 2 (page 3)

Black's Queen makes the checks, while White's King keeps escaping. The repeated moves will bring about Stalemate by three-time repetition of position.

The red squares highlight the White King's repetitive moves; the green squares highlight the Black Queen's repetitive moves.

Perpetual Check, Example 3 (page 4)

In this example, it's Black who will benefit from the Drawn game. White currently has a material advantage and is one move away from getting Black's Knight (Qh7xe7). Black's salvation is the Perpetual Check.

The red squares highlight the White King's repetitive moves; the green squares highlight the Black Queen's repetitive moves.