Checkmate Four

The are the four most powerful members of the Fangire race, hence their authority as absolute rulers. The being their leader, the acts as his consort, while the the and serve as chief enforcers.
Once a member of the Checkmate Four approaches death, their powers are transferred at some point into another Fangire, allowing them to fill in as a successor. When the transfer is completed, these Fangires receive a special birthmark resembling a , said pieces dependent on the position they are to succeed. 
While inheritors for the position of King is based on lineage, the three other positions are randomly handed among Fangires, with it being unclear whether there any required qualifications for these inheritance.
Around the year 1986, the Checkmate Four lost their King and Queen from Otoya Kurenai's actions, allowing Taiga Nobori and Mio Suzuki to inherit the positions in 2008.
==Members==
*King (1986)
*Maya (Queen, 1986)
*Bishop
*Rook
*Taiga Nobori (King, 2008)
*Mio Suzuki (Queen, 2008)
==Notes==
*Despite the Checkmate Four's theme of chess pieces, they do not have a position for the Knight and Pawn pieces, with it instead being a title bestowed upon the twin brothers who crafted Saga, Dark Kiva, and Kiva.
==Gallery==
<tabber>
Human Form=
Fangire King.png|King I (1986)
Maya 1986.png|Maya/Queen I (1986)
BishopProfile.png|Bishop (1986 & 2008)
Rook Profile.png|Rook (1986 & 2008)
Taiga Nobori.png|Taiga Nobori/King II (2008)
Mio Suzuki.png|Mio Suzuki/Queen II (2008)
|-|
Fangire Form=
KRKi-Bat Fangire.png|Bat Fangire (1986)
KRKi-Bat Fangire Reborn.png|Bat Fangire Reborn (2008)
KRKi-Swallowtail Fangire.png|Swallowtail Fangire (1986 & 2008)
KRKi-Lion Fangire.png|Lion Fangire (1986 & 2008)
KRKi-Pearlshell Fangire (Maya).png|Pearlshell Fangire (Maya) (1986)
KRKi-Pearlshell Fangire (Mio).png|Pearlshell Fangire (Mio) (2008)
|-|
Kamen Rider=
KRKi-Saga.png|Kamen Rider SagaTaiga Nobori
KRKi-Dark Kiva.png|Kamen Rider Dark KivaKingTaiga Nobori
KRKi-Ixasave.png|Kamen Rider Ixa (Save Mode)Rook
|-|
Tattoo=
Checkmatefour Tattoo (King).png|King's tattoo
Checkmatefour Tattoo (Queen).png|Queen's tattoo
Checkmatefour Tattoo (Bishop).png|Bishop's tattoo
Checkmatefour Tattoo (Rook).png|Rook's tattoo
</tabber>
==References==
Category:Kamen Rider Kiva
Category:Fangire
Category:Groups
Category:Kiva Characters