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| Posted by alberlie mailcafe.net 5/26/2005 01:43:00 Play online chess |  Subject: uhm,... never thought about this...Message: Suppose bl Kd5, bl Bd4, wt Rd1, pinning the bishop. Could I move the wt King to e3? It _is_ check "somehow" - but the Bishop can't move - so what about this? :o) |
| Posted by misato mailcafe.net 5/26/2005 02:05:50 Play online chess | definitely not possible Message: This is quoted from the "complete rules of chess" on GK site. In short and reduced to your question: Check is check, even if the Checking piece can´t "capture" the King. The King is not allowed to be put on such a square "under attack". It is either not allowed to answer a check by pinning the checking piece so that it can´t move. It doesn´t need to move, the square is "under attack" - at least for the opponent´s King. In blitz games it is allowed to capture the opponent´s King. Who first captures it is the winner. So in your example Black would move 1. - Bxe3 and win immediately. In normal games White´s 1. Ke3 would be an illegal move and White must look for another one - first prioirity with his King because he touched it. |
| Posted by theswiftone mailcafe.net 5/26/2005 10:16:25 Play online chess | New Laws of chess Message: Note that the taking of the king will be illegal as of the 1st July. One must point out that an illegal move has been made. Also the illegal move cannot be claimed if a piece has been touched. Once a piece has been touched a move must be made with that piece. Oh BTW i'm talking about blitz rules also.... |
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