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HRMorris
Jun 9, 2016
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#1

White to play. How/why do the rules prohibit Ke6?

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erwin72
Jun 9, 2016
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#2
The Knight at c5....
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HRMorris
Jun 9, 2016
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#3

The Knight at c5 is pinned. So it doesn't cover e6?

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erwin72
Jun 9, 2016
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#4
You are not allowed to enter yourself into Check. Yes the Knight is pinned, but it still will be check if you move to e6.
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HRMorris
Jun 9, 2016
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#5

Thank you. This distinction cost me the game. Is this by rule, or is it the way the software is written for chess.com? Are these the same?

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Martin_Stahl
Jun 9, 2016
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#6

That is a chess rule. Pinned pieces still attack squares and kings can never move into an attacked square (i.e. can never move into check).

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HRMorris
Jun 9, 2016
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#7

OK. I really appreciate you both clearing this up for me.

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wanmokewan
Jun 9, 2016
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#8

Nice job on salvaging a draw from that.

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HumongusChungus1234
Jun 9, 2016
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#9

Look at it this way: what happens if you play Ke6? the knight takes your king, and then you would take black's king, but your king died first therefore you lose.