Why can't the Pawn take the Queen

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Taking a challenge and it asking "How should White escape the Check"?  I try to take the Queen with the Pawn but it doesn't allow it ... why not?

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BazingaNJ wrote:

Taking a challenge and it asking "How should White escape the Check"? I try to take the Queen with the Pawn but it doesn't allow it ... why not?

The White pawn is going upwards to f8. It is not attacking the queen which is behind the pawn.

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Some people... 🙄

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BazingaNJ wrote:

Taking a challenge and it asking "How should White escape the Check"? I try to take the Queen with the Pawn but it doesn't allow it ... why not?

the best way to avoid the check is Kh8!!

if black takes, it is a stalemate, and if not, you repeat moves

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lol some people right?😂
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I was tricked at first too, until I realized I’m not playing chess backwards
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Because it's pinned to the King. I wrote this just after reading the title now I will read your post

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wondervine wrote:

Because it's pinned to the King. I wrote this just after reading the title now I will read your post

i thought of that too, but i looked at the board