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cinnamonbunroll


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

notmtwain
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.)

DMcDowell2003
The real question should be why you have made so many pawn moves.
cinnamonbunroll

thank you