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When you Check Someone, Do You Have to Say “Check”? When you check someone, do you have to say “Check” in the game of Chess? This confuses many people. But the short answer is No. When you put your opponent into a position of check-in Chess, it does not really matter if you say “check” out aloud. If your opponent is unable to bring his King out of check, then it is checkmate. So really,…

Are you playing chess for the first time and looking to educate yourself on the basics of chess? You are in the right place! How many chess pieces are in a set? There are a total of 32 chessmen or pieces in a chess set. These 32 pieces comprise 16 white chessmen and 16 black men.  The chess board is an eight-by-eight square grid, and there are a total of 63 black and white squares. …