![]() ![]() If you can give a discovered check, and also give a check with the discovering piece, it is a double check.Īlways look closely at all double checks, as the only defence is to escape with the king.Įven if it is not checkmate immediately, you might be able to checkmate the king or win material anyway. If the king goes to h6, White can checkmate with Bg7#.Īnd if the king goes to f7, White can checkmate with Qg7#. However, White can win with the double check Bf6+.īlack is not allowed to capture the queen nor the bishop, and is forced to move the king to defend against both checks. f5, Black attacked White's queen and probably expected a queen move or en passant capture. Note that Ng6+ would also be double check forcing Kg8, but a bad move as there is no mate. Move your Queen two spaces diagonally with crossed fingers and hope your opponent moves his pawn in positions g5 or g7. This is a common way to achieve dragonfly mate. The only move is Kg8, and White can checkmate with Nh6#. Therefore, the only way to defend against a double check is to escape with the king.Ĭompared with discovered check, where you get a "free" move with the discovering piece, with double check you get that free move as well,īut it is also a "you cannot capture me" move with both pieces.Ī double check can be used to force the opponent's king to a different square, where checkmate can be delivered immediately or forced within a few moves.īlack is not allowed to block the bishop check with Ng7, nor to capture the knight with Rxf7 or Qxf7, but is forced to move the king to defend against both checks. Try some of our other puzzles: CHECKMATE IN ONE CHECKMATE IN TWO. ![]() There are three ways to defend against a normal check: Capturing the piece that gives check, blocking the check, and escaping with the king to a safe square.Īgainst a double check, it is impossible to capture both pieces giving check with one move.īlocking the two checks with one move is also impossible. Then, click/tap the square to where you want to move that piece. It is more difficult for the opponent to defend against a double check than it is to defend against a normal check. One piece moves and gives check, and also discovers a check from another piece. A double check is a check given by two pieces simultaneously. ![]()
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