The white Bishop has the black King in Check. Here’s one more example of a check, which the threatened side has the choice of doing all 3 options: 1) intercept- this is the example I just used, where you put something in the way of the check. Black does not win, however, because White can easily block the check by pushing his c-Pawn (the pawn in front of his queen-side bishop), or by moving his Knight to c3. In this position, the black bishop has the white king in Check- it is threatening to capture the King on it’s next move. My chess software doesn’t have the board labeled, so I have to do it myself in MSPaint). (Please forgive the numbers and letters not being as neat as they should be. If the opponent CAN stop the threat, the threat is simply called Check.Ĭheck is when a piece is placed in a position where it threatens to capture the King on its next move, BUT the side being threatened is able to put a stop to the threat. Well, that’s if the threat is so powerful there’s nothing the opponent can do. In “All About Pieces (part 1)” I made the comment that the King is worth so many points you can actually potentially win the game just by threatening to capture him.
So what do “check”, “checkmate” and “stalemate” mean, and what are the differences? Well I’m glad you asked! Let’s start with the one that’s not a game-ender… Be careful though, as your opponent could try to force a draw from a stalemate.
Chess checkmate examples how to#
Now that you know how the pieces move (at least, you do if you read the last 2 blogs… if you haven’t read them, please go back and do so now), you need to learn how to win! There are two ways to win: 1) get your opponent in checkmate, 2) your opponent realizes it’s futile for him/her to continue and simply resigns.
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