discovered check

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:
1840–50

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discovered check

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

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