Is Triple Check Possible in Chess?

Triple check is impossible, unless you want to count an x-ray attack as the third check. A queen and rook attacking on the same file is normally thought to be one check.

What is triple check chess?

There is an extra piece which moves similar to a rook, (But not backward?) It is allowed to jump over a piece. So put it behind a rook and have another piece in front of your rook on same file as enemy King and move it giving check, thus a triple check.

Can you be checked twice in chess?

Double check is a fairly rare but especially powerful form of discovered attack. ... Note, in standard chess, the maximum number of pieces that can be checking a king at once is two. In certain chess problems involving fairy pieces, however, it may be possible to triple check or even quadruple check a king.

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