discovered check

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noun Chess.

a check that is effected by moving an intervening piece from the line of attack of a queen, rook, or bishop.

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Origin of discovered check

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby discovered check

discourse, discourse analysis, discourteous, discourtesy, discover, discovered check, discoverer, discoverist, discovert, discoverture, discovery

How to use discovered check in a sentence

Be cautious of playing your Queen in front of your King and in subjecting yourself to a discovered check.
The Blue Book of Chess|Howard Staunton and "Modern Authorities"
Tempting Black to open the discovered check, which would cost him "the exchange."
The Blue Book of Chess|Howard Staunton and "Modern Authorities"
It stood near my queen and threatened her with check, while it discovered check to my king from your bishop.
Henry VIII And His Court|Louise Muhlbach
Let us now turn to Lee, and see what he has been doing while Hooker thus discovered check.
The Campaign of Chancellorsville|Theodore A. Dodge

British Dictionary definitions for discovered check

discovered check

noun

chess check given by moving a man that has been masking a potential check from a bishop, rook, or queen

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