Illegal Position Contest!

how is first one illegal

Think about how the white king made it to the 8th rank.

yeah..

First one is legal.

Art 3.5 is: When making these moves, the bishop, rook or queen may not move over any intervening pieces.

It says you can't move over, but it doesn't say you can't move round. 

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is dis legal?

legal?

Your FEN says White has the move, but Black is in check.

Legal if Black has the move.

In compositions, the FEN is ignored. One side needs to have the move if the composer stipulates it.

oh

I think it's been a week since last submission?

But don't compositions also have to be legal positions? If so we should shut up shop.

Ideally, compositions should be illegal but look like they might be legal in an illegal position contest. The composer should state if there's a side to move requirement. Of course, anyone who wants to shut up shop is free to do so. Participation is voluntary.

It's certainly illegal. Black still has his whole army and White has a doubled pawn.

black is in checkmate

But checkmate is not illegal. The checkmated side always has the move.

I'd noticed that. That's why I said "has the move" rather than "to play".

Art. 1.3 says: A player is said to ‘have the move’ when his opponent’s move has been ‘made’. (The term "made" is defined in art. 4.) So if, in a legitimate game, a player is checkmated, that player has the move, but is not to play since the game is terminated.

In an illegal position it can't be assumed that if one (or both) players is check(mat)ed he has the move.

Would removing the b7 pawn make the position legal?

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