Weird Situation of check but not actually
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AmShanks
Oct 17, 2021
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#1
What may happen if we protect a check by coming in between the way and also simultaneously targeting the opponent king, can he make another move and not move his king or protect it as we can't actually attack him
Check is check, makes no difference at all if the checking piece is pinned.
Oct 17, 2021
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#3
AmShanks wrote:
What may happen if we protect a check by coming in between the way and also simultaneously targeting the opponent king, can he make another move and not move his king or protect it as we can't actually attack him
Along with @Ubik42 's comment, you can think about it this way: if your piece is pinned to your king but is attacking the other person's king, who gets their king captured first?
Oct 17, 2021
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#4
[Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021-10-17"] [White "AmShanks"] [Black "Opponent"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/k3q3/8/8/2Q5/2P5/3K4 b - - 4 12"] 12... Qd6+ 13. Qd3+ *
Oct 18, 2021
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#6
AmShanks wrote:
oh I can't link it :(
Your options when checked are:
- Move out of check
- Interpose a piece between the king and the checking piece
- Take the checking piece
In that example, white interposed and checked the black king in the process, so black has the exact same options, but only two are legal; moving the king and taking the checking piece
Had black checked on d5 or d7 instead, interposing would have also been possible
Oct 18, 2021
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#7
Pinning is irrelevant with check. It’s even more complicated: you can deliver checkmate with two pieces, say a queen and bishop, even if the bishop is pinned. You would think the king could take the queen because the bishop cannot take back due to the pin, but the rule is that the king cannot, under any circumstances, make a move that puts them in check. Ever. Not even if the piece is pinned.