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cinnamonbunroll
Jun 4, 2019
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#1


why can't my c6 pawn take whites d5 horse? i tried but the game did not let me.

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notmtwain
Jun 4, 2019
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#2
cinnamonbunroll wrote:

 

 


why can't my c6 pawn take whites d5 horse? i tried but the game did not let me.

Because the pawn is pinned against your king by the bishop. (Moving it would expose your king to check. That is an illegal move.)

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DMcDowell2003
Jun 4, 2019
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#3
The real question should be why you have made so many pawn moves.
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cinnamonbunroll
Jun 5, 2019
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#4

thank you