PERPETUAL CHECK


Meaning of PERPETUAL CHECK in English

Chess.

1. a continuing series of checks resulting in a drawn game because they cannot be halted or evaded without resulting in checkmate or a serious disadvantage.

2. the situation in which this occurs.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .