June 4 daily puzzle requires an illegal move in solution
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The puzzles frequently have strange solutions that seem to require illogical responses by the opponent but I'm usually afraid to speak up. Today I'm sure of myself. Definitely requires an illegal move.
Surprising how many people don't know the rules for castling.
Another thread on here complains about "hackers" using an illegal move (en passant)
Another thread on here complains about "hackers" using an illegal move (en passant)
You can't castle through check. The rook that gets captured prevents castling
https://www.chess.com/chessopedia/view/castling
"Through check" refers to the king, not the rook.
Here is the rule. I also know the en passant rule. I'm right here and you just made fun of me. Figured that's the kind of response if get
Look at the puzzle dumb ass. You can't castle because one of the squares the king moves through is attacked by the opponents rook. This is basics
Silence... Yup
Have a closer look, the king never passes under the rook. For more details and a diagram, see the main post for this puzzle.
The puzzles are frequently wrong. This one is just foolish. But yeah the response I get is someone who assumes I don't know the rules without even considering the puzzle might have a mistake. Then shuts up quick when he realizes I'm right.
Oops
jefffalcone wrote:
Oops
did you finally figure out how castling works?
jefffalcone wrote:
..., the square he moves through, or the square that he ends the turn....
the king did not move through b1, by the way if the castle is in "check", you may still castle.
Jun 4, 2017
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#14
jefffalcone wrote:
The puzzles are frequently wrong.
This is a common complaint among new players. For example:
hairhorn wrote:
Surprising how many people don't know the rules for castling.
Another thread on here complains about "hackers" using an illegal move (en passant)
Another thread on here complains about "hackers" using an illegal move (en passant)
You can call an illegal move by a fancy name, but it's still an illegal move.
To people complaining about castling here being illegal - which square that the king passes through is being checked? e1, d1, and c1 (the relevant squares) are all safe. The king and the rook haven't moved yet (we don't have a history but this is a safe assumption given the position). The rook is allowed to pass through a threatened square during castling. I see no violations.
It's quite clever because in a kingside castle the rook and king essentially use the same squares, so the intuition is that the rook can't move through a threatened square because it would imply the king did too. This puzzle rightly points out that castling queenside, b1 can be threatened. Try to learn rather than spouting frustration! Best luck all
En passant is a legal move...
sammy_boi what about Qxb8
Jun 4, 2017
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#19
it must be trusting a tory , everyone knows thats illegal or will be very soon