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Three-Check Chess Online

Play Three-Check free online — normal chess, except the first player to give check three times wins.

Family
Modern chess variants
Origin
International
Board
8 × 8
Players
2
Difficulty
Beginner
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About Three-Check

How Three-Check works

Every rule of standard chess applies, and checkmate still wins. In addition, a counter tracks the checks each side has delivered; the moment you give your third check — they need not be consecutive — the game is over.

Sacrifices that would be unsound in ordinary chess are often winning here, because a check is worth material. Keep your own king covered and think twice before castling into an open line.