Why can't I kill a piece that puts me in check?

Of course, I might also look through some dictionaries. 

I think the French spelling does not work as well for my usage to refer to internet sites put up by non-experts. It seems to stress the vanity aspect. A lot of people put up information out a genuine desire to be helpful. Many of them do not comprehend their own lack of expertise.

This week I reviewed a chess book on Amazon. The author enjoys chess, has played a long time, and has taught others. He is no poseur.

Even so, he gets a lot wrong. His chess book is full of bad advice and confused explanations of the rules (even worse than what our OP found at jimmyvermeer). For example, he says the queen can move any direction. I would prefer to be more specific, noting along ranks and files, otherwise the knight's move might seem allowable for the queen.

He might be the strongest chess player in his social circle and the most knowledgeable. As he has no tournament experience, his chess skill has not been objectively tested. As a chess author, he is a poser. Calling him a poseur has implications of deliberate efforts to seem someone that he knows he is not. He means well, but he's wrong.

Good question. My answer might keep changing.

I generally only tote guns at the range or while hunting. They are not allowed where I work (teaching history one place and chess another) and I respect that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality

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Under a different account I posted 4 similar, but certainly not identical, Maroczy positions (arrived at by different openings) and asked strong players to help me understand the subtle differences.

Not a surprise I got zero replies.

But post a topic about how your opponent made an illegal pawn move that made your pawn disappear and 20 people will copy-paste wiki's en passant article for you, including titled players.

The denotations aside - poseur seems to have one which it shares with poser and although poser seems to have several others, context usually handles that aspect.  The connotation of poseur is definitely negative. I think I can see a distinction based on applicable connotation.  When someone acts with knowledge or authority when they knowing have neither but wants others to think he/she has both, the negative connotation seems no only relevant but important.   If a person lacks enough knowledge or authority through ignorance of what constitutes "enough," then the negative connotation may not apply.   So, in short, ignorance can make ignorance positive (joking)

I do see you distinction and tend to agree.  Thanks.

If you kill a piece that puts you in check using a special Fatality, you get bonus points.

I dont understand the question

can someone explain what is 2700chess.com  ????

What is wrong? Bxe2

It's a useful place to see up-to-date ratings of top players, a schedule for top tournaments, and recent games from those top tournaments.

it was difficult to see, but thank you anyway…..

this is American website? You kill the piece? In my country we only capture, not kill. Piece bad we may deprive comforts...he he...but no kill. Once we bury Bishop in apple pie for giggles, but no kill the bishop. No. 

Humm, I see. This is American phrase. I see, meaning I understand. 

At first I thought that word "phrase" was "website"...

I see

I think you're supposed to say, "You are the most intellectually disabled chess player I have met" now...

It is capture in the US, too. But lots of people learn chess from people who don't know how to play, resulting in lots of people grossly misunderstanding the game.

I think he was being sarcastic 

Just doing my part!

Jeez, ya'll are so technical and annoying on here. You know what they meant, it's online chess, calm down. 

I'm sure the poster from 2019 appreciates your input.

Ok well to be fair, I didn't realize it was from 2019 lmao