In chess, a spite check is a checking move played with no purpose other than to delay inevitable defeat. Since the recipient of the check must then make a move to defend against it, the game is prolonged without the result being affected. This somewhat unsportsmanlike behaviour is probably more common in amateur play, however it is not unheard of for a master to throw in a spite check as his last defiant action before resigning a game.

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