checkmate question

Originally posted by TRAINS44
MUST MUST MUST get outta check first, unless getting outta check puts him in mate at the same time.

Absolutely. White must check to see whether he may release himself from check. On checking, White may indeed notice that Black himself will be in check after White gets out of check. White would not need to check for the check in return, but he must definitely deal with Black's check and check all his options for getting out of check first.

Originally posted by Bowmann
Absolutely. White must check to see whether he may release himself from check. On checking, White may indeed notice that Black himself will be in check after White gets out of check. White would not need to check for the check in return, but he must definitely deal with Black's check and check all his options for getting out of check first.

Check that

Originally posted by Bowmann
[b]White plays 1.Bg2+ and announces mate. However, Black replies 1...d5#! and says, "No, you're the one who's checkmated!". In a huff, White retorts, "Not so! I can capture your pawn en passant, so it never really reached d5, and you never really got out of check!".

Interesting. What happened next?[/b]

The arbiter awarded the win to Black. White took up checkers.

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
White took up checkers.

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