Getting out of Check: Run Away Worksheet

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When you're playing chess, the last thing you want to do is get stuck in check or checkmate! Chess is a fun game of strategy that helps build your children's brains, and this free PDF worksheet will give them some tips on how to get out of check when their opponent has put them there. They'll learn how to save their king by running away, which means to move out of the attack line, and then they'll get to show some of their own strategy moves on the given board.

Required skills:
To resolve this worksheet, students should know the concept of check and checkmate in chess. They should also know how to move their pieces according to the rules of the game. Once they are in check, they should know how to get out of it by moving their king out of the line of attack.