Force the king to capture?

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Avatar of ElvisFord

Yes, I'm in a game where my opponent has only his king and his only legal move is to capture a knight on the h-file, and I walk my king down and mate him like my queen is a rook, for the hell of it.  My question is, can he refuse to capture and claim a draw?



Avatar of AntonioVivaldiJr

He absolutely cannot refuse to move and claim a draw. This is a won game for white. Your opponent can either move and get mated in a few moves or resign. No other options present themselves.

Avatar of tonyfaria
He has one legal move to make and that is to take your knight. He must take it.
Avatar of ElvisFord

That's cool then, appreciate the responses. I was startin' to sweat it a little.

I figured I was okay on the 33(?) move rule since I just moved a pawn, but could see someone claiming a draw and say you can't force a capture.