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[[FILE:BakLighthouse.JPG|border|right|thumb|link=http://chgs.elevator.umn.edu/asset/viewAsset/57f3b6787d58ae5f74bf8ba9#57f3b6d77d58ae5574bf8bb9|[[:Category:Samuel Bak|Samuel Bak]] - Lighthouse <ref>[http://chgs.elevator.umn.edu/asset/viewAsset/57f3b6787d58ae5f74bf8ba9#57f3b6d77d58ae5574bf8bb9 Chess in the Art of Samuel Bak], [http://www.chgs.umn.edu/ Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Minnesota University of Minnesota]</ref> ]]
Inside a [[Chess Game|game of chess]], a '''check''' occurs if a [[King|king]] is under immediate [[Attacks|attack ]] by one (or two) opponent [[Pieces|pieces]]. If the king has no way to remove it from attack on the next move, the check is even [[Checkmate|checkmate]]. Since check is crucial concerning the outcome of game and the [[Horizon Effect|horizon effect]], [[Check Extensions|check extensions]] might be applied to evade the check.
=Kind of Checks=

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