Can Triple Check Ever Exist?

doodinthemood... thanks for the example of check and check mate. Now, I'll see how long before a check and check mate comes up in one of my games.

Originally posted by yesdoublecheck
Which means not only did they get out of check, but they checkmated the other person at the same time. Yeah, right! Though extremely rare, does anyone know what a set up would look like to create this? (of course the movies don't show close up)

1.b4+ cxb3e.p.#

Originally posted by yesdoublecheck
Thanks for the great comments. I concluded from this that my name, yesdoublecheck is just fine and won't be changing it to triple check.

Another curious thought however, is something that happens in movies ALL THE TIME. Yet I've never seen it in tons of games over the years. Has anyone ever seen it happen?

In the movies you'll hear one person ...[text shortened]... what a set up would look like to create this? (of course the movies don't show close up)

Somebody did it not too long ago with a knight giving check and the pawn took it and promoted giving mate.

Originally posted by slappy115
Somebody did it not too long ago with a knight giving check and the pawn took it and promoted giving mate.

Okay, here it is. It isn't what I said but have a look. It took forever for me to find:

[Event "January 2008 Grouped Random I"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2008.01.10"]
[EndDate "2008.02.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tatarana Crocodilo"]
[Black "Arayn"]
[WhiteRating "1365"]
[BlackRating "1304"]
[WhiteELO "1365"]
[BlackELO "1304"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "4479946"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 f6 3. Nf3xe5 g6 4. Ne5f3 d6 5. Bf1c4 c6 6. h3 Ng8e7
7. d4 b5 8. Bc4d3 h6 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 f5 11. O-O g5 12. Nf3d2 a6
13. Qd1h5 Ke8d7 14. Qh5f7 Kd7c7 15. Nd2b3 Nb8d7 16. f4 gxf4 17. e6 Nd7e5
18. Bc1xf4 Qd8d6 19. Qf7f6 Ne7g6 20. Bf4xe5 Qd6xe5 21. Qf6xg6 Bc8xe6
22. Qg6h5 Bf8d6 23. Qh5f3 Be6xb3 24. axb3 Rh8g8 25. Rf1f2 Ra8e8 26. g4 fxg4
27. hxg4 Qe5e1 28. Rf2f1 Qe1h4 29. Rf1f2 Re8e1 30. Bd3f1 h5 31. Qf3f7 Kc7b6
32. Qf7xg8 Re1xf1 33. Kg1xf1 hxg4 34. Rf2g2 Qh4h1 35. Kf1f2 Qh1h4
36. Kf2f1 Qh4h1 37. Kf1f2 Bd6c5 38. Kf2g3 Qh1h3 39. Kg3f4 Bc5d6 40. Kf4f5 Qh3xg2
41. Qg8xg4 Qg2xc2 42. Kf5e6 Qc2xb2 43. Ke6xd6 Qb2xa1 44. Qg4f3 Qa1d4
45. Kd6e6 Qd4b2 46. Qf3e3 Kb6b7 47. Qe3d3 Qb2g7 48. Qd3d7 Qg7xd7 49. Ke6xd7 Kb7b6
50. b4 c5 51. bxc5 Kb6xc5 52. Kd7e6 a5 53. Ke6e5 b4 54. Ke5e4 Kc5c4
55. Ke4e3 a4 56. Ke3d2 Kc4b3 57. Kd2c1 a3 58. Nb1d2 Kb3a2 59. Kc1c2 Ka2a1
60. Kc2b3 a2 61. Kb3c2 b3 62. Nd2xb3 1-0

It's called a cross checkmate and it doesn't happen too often in real games but it does happen... greenpawn posted one in the chess forum.

Originally posted by heinzkat
Forgive my ignorance but I cannot imagine such a thing. Two discovered checks with a pawn?

Oh,
[fen]8/3p4/2k5/2P5/8/8/8/2R2B2[/fen]

1. Bg2+ d5
2. cxd6 e.p.+

double check would be notated ++

Originally posted by Suzianne
double check would be notated ++

I have not used nor seen used (?) that notation (++) in years.

isnt triple teoretically possible through xray? for example if you had a battery of 2 rooks down one file say on h1 and h2, and you also had a bishop on h6, if you were to move Bh6-g7 isnt black theoretically in check three times, twice from the rooks and once from the bishop?

Originally posted by HurricaneConway125
isnt triple teoretically possible through xray? for example if you had a battery of 2 rooks down one file say on h1 and h2, and you also had a bishop on h6, if you were to move Bh6-g7 isnt black theoretically in check three times, twice from the rooks and once from the bishop?

Why not add a queen to it and form an Aljechin's Gun. Then you have a quadruple check: Bh6-g7++++

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Why not add a queen to it and form an Aljechin's Gun. Then you have a quadruple check: Bh6-g7++++

well whyever not? surely that does count though?

Originally posted by FabianFnas
Why not add a queen to it and form an Aljechin's Gun. Then you have a quadruple check: Bh6-g7++++

Use two rooks and three queens, Bh6-g7++++++

Originally posted by Thomaster
Use two rooks and three queens, Bh6-g7++++++

Bxg7++++++++++++

LOL 😲😵😲😵

My understanding is that double check, etc, refers to the number of pieces that can currently move to the king's square to capture him, if they had the move, and seeing as pieces can never move through pieces, friendly or enemy, and behind the frontmost checking piece don't count.

Doubled rooks would constitute a single check, for instance, because the rear rook cannot move through the front rook to capture, and therefore is not technically 'checking' the king at the moment of check.

It's the same reason why a rook doesn't check a king if its bishop ally is between it and the enemy king.

Originally posted by geepamoogle
My understanding is that double check, etc, refers to the number of pieces that can currently move to the king's square to capture him, if they had the move, and seeing as pieces can never move through pieces, friendly or enemy, and behind the frontmost checking piece don't count.

Doubled rooks would constitute a single check, for instance, because th ...[text shortened]... eason why a rook doesn't check a king if its bishop ally is between it and the enemy king.

i know lol, just an interesting experimental thought... spoilsport 😀