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perpetual check
noun
, Chess.
- 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.
- the situation in which this occurs.
perpetual check
noun
- chess a consecutive series of checks that the checked player cannot avoid, leading to a drawn game
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Word History and Origins
Origin of perpetual check1
First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences
In such cases, the game is resigned as "drawn by perpetual check."
From Project Gutenberg
Morphy got a perpetual check upon him, and it was the only "draw" in the contest.
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Connecting her with New York and foreign ports, it is a perpetual check to freight discriminations against her by railroads.
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