No Room To Hide

Submitted by benws on Thu, 06/18/2009 at 10:35pm.

Since I can't really think of anything to post about here in China, I guess I'll discuss another tactical motif.

Today we shall examine the DOUBLE CHECK. Basically, it's when a piece discovers a check while also checking the king itself. This situation can be deadly, as the only choice one has when facing a double check is to move his king.

Let's see a straightforward example:

Now you might begin to see what combinations can arise involving a double check. Let's see if you guys can solve this puzzle. Post your solution in the comments.

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Comments:

by xpsmiley - 4 months ago
Canada

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Wonderful Guide!

Thanks

by littleAlekhine - 4 months ago
Stuttgart Germany

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Nice

by kuldeep_03 - 4 months ago
lucknow, india India

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the very first move should be R*g5

by Salaskan - 4 months ago
Netherlands Netherlands

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How about 1.Rxg5 hxg5 2.Qh7+ Nd7 (2...Kd8 3.Qh8+ Kc7 4.Qxf6) 3.Rc4 (even better is 3.Bxd7 Qxd7 4.Rc4+ Kd8 5.Qh8+ Ke7 6.Rxe4+ Kf7 7. Qh7+ winning the queen) 3... Qd8 4. Bxd7+ Kb7 5. Be8++ (double check) 6.Rc6+ Kb5 7. a4+ Kxa4 8.Ra6## (double checkmate)?