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The image could not be uploaded and I can't even delete the forum
what is that? 
I have no idea 
2 days ago
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I see the image now. The king can't capture b4 because the c6 knight defends that and white can't put their own king in check.
Observers may realize that the c6 knight is pinned to the e8 king because of the b5 queen, but that's not relevant here. I like to think of it this way, Kxb4 would be illegal because Kxb4 would be met by Nxb4 winning the king before Qxe8 gets a turn to be played.
I can see the picture now for some reason. It's an interesting one... I think the King can't capture a protected piece, even if the piece defending it is pinned (in the static position, the Bishop is still defended by the Knight). So Kxb4 is an illegal move?
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
I see the image now. The king can't capture b4 because the c6 knight defends that and white can't put their own king in check.
Observers may realize that the c6 knight is pinned to the e8 king because of the b5 queen, but that's not relevant here. I like to think of it this way, Kxb4 would be illegal because Kxb4 would be met by Nxb4 winning the king before Qxe8 gets a turn to be played.
Ignore my answer, this is much better.
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
I see the image now. The king can't capture b4 because the c6 knight defends that and white can't put their own king in check.
Observers may realize that the c6 knight is pinned to the e8 king because of the b5 queen, but that's not relevant here. I like to think of it this way, Kxb4 would be illegal because Kxb4 would be met by Nxb4 winning the king before Qxe8 gets a turn to be played.
Thank you I get it now 👍
Why couldn't the white king take down the black bishop on b4? since the knight on c6 can't save it because it can not move