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If a player moves a piece and places the king in check and fails to announce “check”, does the other player win by default?

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If a player moves a piece and places the king in check and fails to announce “check”, does the other player win by default?

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No. Actually, saying check is not obligatory, but just polite. Note however that if the other player fails to see he is in check, and moves without lifting the check, that player also does not lose, but has to make a different move.