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Theory/Where the Side Checks Run Out

Where the Side Checks Run Out

Pawn on the seventh, your king in front of it, and the black rook on the a-file, ready to check from the side. The rule: side checks only work with three files between the rook and the pawn. Here only two lie between the a-file and your d-pawn, the b- and c-files, so your king can walk toward the rook and the checks run out.

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