Deadlock?

Ok, what will happen if black plays Rook to d8?



I am pretty sure, the white knight can't move and give me a check from f6 (since it is pinned against his king). But just wanted to confirm, before losing a piece 😛

Originally posted by ePharaoh
Ok, what will happen if black plays Rook to d8?

[fen]2r5/1p5k/5p2/p2Np1p1/P7/8/1P1K3B/8 b - - 1 35[/fen]

I am pretty sure, the white knight can't move and give me a check from f6 (since it is pinned against his king). But just wanted to confirm, before losing a piece 😛

Originally posted by Kirwan
You're not allowed to ask for help on a game in progress. Some cultures would consider it cheating.

Originally posted by Shinidoki
Indeed -

Do not ask for help or use computers.....


Of course, I could tell you that your about to make the biggest blunder which would cost you the game, But if I told you that I would be helping you cheat -- Which I'm not going to do....

Play the (a) move and learn from your mistakes....oh, and wins

Originally posted by Derfel Cadarn
You douche bag.

Originally posted by ePharaoh
Ok, what will happen if black plays Rook to d8?

I am not asking for game help.

I am asking about the rules of chess. If a piece is pinned against the king, can it move and give a check? I think not, but need confirmation.

I could have asked the same question without posting the game. I thought it would help illustrate the situation.

I think that its a legitimate question given the above reason.

After all I'm sure we are all familiar with the story of Viktor Korchnoi asking an arbiter if he could legally castle during a competitive game!

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The rook, bishop, and queen are capable of pinning other pieces agains the king since it is not a legal move to put your king in check.

If he were to move a piece that is blocking an attack against the king then the king would be in check, and this is an illegal move to put ones self in check.

Originally posted by Tengu
I think that its a legitimate question given the above reason.

After all I'm sure we are all familiar with the story of Viktor Korchnoi asking an arbiter if he could legally castle during a competitive game!

Originally posted by Positional Player
Huh, what is that?

It's a moot point now because the game has moved past the position that was being asked about, but in the future please note that asking about the effect a move will have or any other advice on a game in progress is not allowed. I appreciate that you were asking for advise on the general rules of the game, but by posting the game in question you made it specific to a game in progress. I dare say that if you'd asked "if moving a piece would leave his king in check but also get my king in check, is it allowed?" or similar then this would have been seen as a more general 'rules of the game' question & no one would have cared.

Short answer - you can't make a move that puts your king in check even if it results in the opponents king also being in check.

Originally posted by Kirwan
(It was - only not allowed if the King is in check or would pass into or thorugh check whilst castling)

Originally posted by FabianFnas
... and neither king nor rook not been moved during the game.