user21014: I was wondering if there certain setups with pieces, pawns, or both which avoid perpetual checks. I know an important setup is the one below where it's essentially a fortress type of a position for white. Are there any other ways to avoid perpetual checks. The reason I am asking for this is that in endgames I often blunder perpetual.


user19877: It would be very helpful if you would post a couple of those games you mentioned that you gave up perpetual check.
I would say, "no", there are no stock positions that are meant to avoid perpetual check (at least I cannot think of any now that I would call "common"). You just have to be careful, and be aware of king safety. Sometimes, you just cannot avoid it either as it is a valid component of defense.
I will say that one common setup in queen endings is the following type of position. White has managed to post the queen very centrally, and it can go either from the h1-a8 diagonal, as it is now, to prevent checks; or as it helps the a-pawn move forward, it can move to the g1-a7 diagonal to defend e3, and help advance the pawn from there. It is critical to note that with rooks on the board, the white king's lack of safety would probably prevent this, keeping a white rook passive on the first, and allow black to setup counterplay against the passer.
 [FEN "8/5pk1/q5p1/P2Q3p/7P/6P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 0"]

 1. Qd4+ Kh7 2. Qb6 {And the passer moves on}


21014: <p>I was wondering if there certain setups with pieces, pawns, or both which avoid perpetual checks. I know an important setup is the one below where it's essentially a fortress type of a position for white. Are there any other ways to avoid perpetual checks. The reason I am asking for this is that in endgames I often blunder perpetual.</p>

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 19877: <p>It would be very helpful if you would post a couple of those games you mentioned that you gave up perpetual check.</p>

<p>I would say, "no", there are no stock positions that are meant to avoid perpetual check (at least I cannot think of any now that I would call "common"). You just have to be careful, and be aware of king safety. Sometimes, you just cannot avoid it either as it is a valid component of defense.</p>

<p>I will say that one common setup in queen endings is the following type of position. White has managed to post the queen very centrally, and it can go either from the h1-a8 diagonal, as it is now, to prevent checks; or as it helps the a-pawn move forward, it can move to the g1-a7 diagonal to defend e3, and help advance the pawn from there. It is critical to note that with rooks on the board, the white king's lack of safety would probably prevent this, keeping a white rook passive on the first, and allow black to setup counterplay against the passer.</p>

<pre><code> [FEN "8/5pk1/q5p1/P2Q3p/7P/6P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 0"]

 1. Qd4+ Kh7 2. Qb6 {And the passer moves on}
</code></pre>
