Consecutive checks

A set of three or more checks are made in sequential order.

See also: Crosscheck.

Bachmann, Karlheinz

Schöneberg, Achim

Reich, Hans-Peter

Die Schwalbe, 1995

Spec. Prize

Example: Consecutive checks
h#8  (15+8)

1.dxe6+ Rd7+ 2.Bxd7+ Sc6+ 3.Qxd3+ c4+ 4.Qxc4+ bxc4+ 5.Kd6+ Be5+ 6.Rxe5+ fxe5+ 7.Rxe5+ c5+ 8.Rxc5+ bxc5#

16+1 consecutive checks.

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FEN: N2bb2B/3p2R1/P3Q3/pK1k1r1r/PP1N1P2/1PPR1P2/B7/5q2

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Abdurahmanović, Fadil

Mladenović, Miodrag

WCCC (Arnhem), 4 Days Tourney, 1981

2nd Prize

Example: Consecutive checks
h#2 2.1... (5+3)

1.Qd6+ Se6+ 2.Kd5+ Se5#
1.Qf3+ Sf5+ 2.Ke4+ Sb2#

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FEN: 8/6N1/5K2/8/R1Nk4/6q1/B7/b7

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Siotis, Nikos

Problemas, 1984

Comm.

Example: Consecutive checks
h#2 b) wQg2→b1  (6+16)

a) 1.Bd5+ Kc3+ 2.Sb4+ Bd3#
b) 1.Rc6+ Bxc6+ 2.Qd5+ Kc3#

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FEN: 8/1b1n4/pr1qp3/1B2pp2/R1K1kpp1/P2n1r2/1p1P1pQ1/2b5

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Zalokocky, Roman

Seredinsky, Volodimir

Sportyvna Gazeta, 1987

3rd Prize

Example: Consecutive checks
h#2 2.1... (7+8)

1.Sd2+ Sc5+ 2.Sec4+ f6#
1.Sd3+ f6+ 2.Sce5+ Sc5#

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FEN: 7q/8/2rp4/3knPR1/1Pn3P1/1NK5/B7/2b2b2

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Ellinghoven, Bernd

WCCC (Arnhem), 4 Days Tourney, 1981

1st Prize

Example: Consecutive checks
h#2 2.1... (5+13)

1.Sf5+ Rg3+ 2.Bd2+ Bb3#
1.Bh8+ Bb3+ 2.Sc4+ Rg3#

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FEN: 2R5/8/1p5B/6R1/1pB4p/r1bKn2q/1p4pp/1rk3n1

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