Giving a safe check is lesson 3 of 3 in Safe pieces: protect, escape and check, a basics course suited to players rated around 320 (complete beginners). A check feels strong, but a check that loses the checking piece is just a gift. Check only when it is safe. It has 1 interactive exercise: 1 find-the-move puzzle. You play every move on a board and get feedback straight away. The lesson is free.
What this lesson explains
Recap.
When a piece is attacked, move it, protect it, or take the attacker.
Before every move, look for your pieces that hang.
Out of check: move the king, capture the checker, or block.
Block only with a piece that is protected.
Check only when the checking piece is safe.
What you practise
Your queen can give check in five ways. Four of them lose the queen. Find the one safe check.
Worked examples
Your queen can give check in five ways. Four of them lose the queen. Find the one safe check. Right. On b3 no black piece can reach your queen. Every other check put her where she could be taken.
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