Questions relating to check
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illegal (?) move can put a king in check?
I was playing a game with a friend online. A situation came up where he put me in check with his bishop, and I moved my rook to block it. His king was on the g file and my rook was on g2. The website ...
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Yusupov - Spiridonov training question
One of the lessons on the Chess.com site uses the Yusupov - Spiridonov match, with the following board.
The "correct" move to make here is for the rook to take the knight, which is fine.
What I ...
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Can a pawn put a king in check?
I am only an amateur player, but have been playing for many years. Every now and then I come across people who are adamant that a pawn cannot put a king into check.
The last person who I discussed ...
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Is castling possible if any of the squares involved in the castling are under attack?
Is castling possible if any of the squares involved in the castling are under attack, or is this a problem only if the squares moved through by the king are under attack and not the ones moved through ...
