The king can capture the queen Kxh2 because no other black piece is defending the queen.
Why is this not a checkmate?
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Jun 26, 2021
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#4
There is no piece (or pawn) to protect the queen. Therefore, the forced move Kxh2 is played here.
Jun 26, 2021
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#6
Strangemover wrote:
The king can capture the queen Kxh2 because no other black piece is defending the queen.
+1
Furthermore, Black had checkmate instead with ...Qxg2# because the f3 pawn protects the Queen.
Jun 26, 2021
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#7
qxg2 is checkmate
qh2 leaves your queen with no defender, whites only move is to take it
Jun 26, 2021
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#8
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
Strangemover wrote:
The king can capture the queen Kxh2 because no other black piece is defending the queen.
+1
Furthermore, Black had checkmate instead with ...Qxg2# because the f3 pawn protects the Queen.
The image indicates the Q was originally on d3 (so it couldn't take g2).
Jun 26, 2021
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#9
batgirl wrote:
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
Strangemover wrote:
The king can capture the queen Kxh2 because no other black piece is defending the queen.
+1
Furthermore, Black had checkmate instead with ...Qxg2# because the f3 pawn protects the Queen.
The image indicates the Q was originally on d3 (so it couldn't take g2).
were blind and saw the premove marker and thought thats where the queen was last
Jun 26, 2021
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#10
Ganyu-er wrote:
batgirl wrote:
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
Strangemover wrote:
The king can capture the queen Kxh2 because no other black piece is defending the queen.
+1
Furthermore, Black had checkmate instead with ...Qxg2# because the f3 pawn protects the Queen.
The image indicates the Q was originally on d3 (so it couldn't take g2).
were blind and saw the premove marker and thought thats where the queen was last
Same lol. I thought the Queen came from g3 and went to h2 because of that g3 square highlighted that bright red.
I am brand new to chess. Can someone please explain to me why this is not a checkmate? The king cannot go anywhere, and not a single piece can block...