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for assessing the strength of the position of the players in a game,the values of the chess pieces may also be shown in the frequently asked questions. thanking you, kswarrier
is it allowed for a king to be checkmated without going through check first? ie. the king is on the last row of the board nearest to the edge. the king is on a square right next to a square that the queen could move to diagonally. a rook is then placed on the same row as the king which is checkmate. Then the king can only move two places to get out of check which is the square within the queen's capture and one square towards the rook.the king can only move to these two places as the other squares are engaged. also none of the oppenents players can kill the rook or queen is this example of checkmate still valid? plese reply by putting the question and answer on FAQ as soon as possible thank you
QUOTE: 'i have played a computer program that says that moving the king into a square without having that square accessible by a piece of yours is illegal. is this true?'
Not true - does not even make sense. How would you play an endgame with only Kings and Pawns left on the board?
The answers were very informative. I have a question on checking. If, let's say, a black king and a white rook are both on the same row and a black queen stands in between the two, can the queen be moved? And if the queen is moved, could the white rook take the black king and win the game? (Is there such a thing as an indirect check?) thank you
'Does it have to go where the pawn goes?'
The new queen, rook, knight, or bishop (of the same color) must be placed on the pawn promotion square. See the Rules of Chess: Pawns FAQ.
Hello, I thought that when a pawn moves to the other side it can get its queen back. But I thought the queen goes to a neutral position? Does it have to go where the pawn goes? Thanks, Monte
Your opponent cannot make an illegal move (KING CAPTURE) in reply to your illegal move. [EDIT] See the 'What happens if you make a move that leaves your king accidentally in check?' section of Rules of Chess: Kings and check.
If i made illegal move that left my king exposed and it went unnoticed till the near end of game.The opponent now claimed to take my king as it was his chance. Is this right? I need a solution of this. Please do reply.
When your king reaches the other side if the board what happenends? Do you get another piece just like when a pawn reaches the other side.
I think there are two possiblities. 1)Your program has bug. 2)The queen you are going to take is protected. King cannot take a protected piece, of course. I am sure king can take queen.
My question is can a king capture the queen when the queen puts the king in check? What if that's the only way out of check? I was playing my computer and the king took my queen when she put my king in check. My computer or the game I downloaded wouldn't let my king do the same thing. It might not have been the only way out of check that time.
In standard chess, it is indeed possible to capture the piece that is checking. Escape by fleeing is not the only option. Interposition of another piece is a third option in some cases, but not when attacked by a knight, the only jumping piece.
I recommend this excellent beginner's book for a review of some of the different ways one can check and extricate oneself from check.
An aside: There is a chess variant called Wuss featuring a piece that always must flee - can only flee - when attacked. You might try it out some time. It is very interesting.
In reply to this question: Can a king moved to square that is attacked by a pinned piece? Answer: No. In further response to the example given, i.e: White has a knight pinned by a bishop ... [is] black allowed to move [his King] to a square attacked by the knight? Answer: No. A king cannot move into check, even if the checking piece is pinned. An easy way to see why this makes sense is this: If that King could expose itself to check, then so could the other King. And if that were the case White could simply play N x K.
In case no one has pointed this out already, in the following example: Can a king moved to square that is attacked by a pinned piece? On the chessboard, there is the following situation. One player, say white, has a knight, that is `pinned' by a bishop of the opponent, i.e., the knight is between the black bishop and the white king, so if the knight would move, then the king is checked. Is in this situation black allowed to move to a square attacked by the knight? The piece on A6 is a rook (or castle) vice bishop as stated. Other than that, I found this site quite informative and helpful. ReggJ.
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See the answer to next-to-last question on this page. You don't automatically win if your opponent falsely claims checkmate.
oops my mistake, i thought black bishop was on f3, sorry. oh well, that position is a total draw.
the unusual question by doug was 'how can i check the white king' he he, which is unusual because the goal of chess is checkmate, not checking the king. check's mean nothing really if the king being checked can easily move out of the way or block the check. still, asking how can i check the white king, indicates that black has the move, he he, and if this is so, black can check straight away, playing bishop takes bishop, check, and this move also wins on the spot. a very interesting chess problem despite it's easiness lol :)
is there anything you can do when two pawns come head to head...or are they just stuck there? email me at [email protected] subject: pawn thanks, barb
Hello, I saw Laura's previous question on 'can a king put another king into check'. I also saw that your answer was a difinitive 'no.' My question is still the same, just a little different. When I was young growing up in the 80's and 90's I played this computer game 'Battle Chess' which I'm sure you may be aware of. In this game, it was possible to put a king into checkmate (and only checkmate) with another king but only under certain circumstaces, but i forget what the condition was (perhaps when only protected by a pawn?) I have no clue, but I KNOW (or at least think) that there's some way to put king in checkmate with king.. Is this an obscure rule? or something weird in the game?
Can kings check other kings? No. A king may not move to a square next to another king, because then this move would put the king that moves also into check, which is illegal.It is possible to make a move with a king such that the other king is checked (or even mated): suppose that whites king is between whites rook and blacks king on one line. When the king moves away from the line, he discloses the check by the rook.
un pas un is there such a rule? this is where a pawn is next to the opponent's pawn and you can take it Please explain
If this is the square you're proposing the white King to move to, I don't see how the move puts him in check. [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][p][ ] [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] Caps are black, lowercase are white [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][P] [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] [p][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] [k][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ][ ][K][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
I have a question about a chess move, here is a diagramm of the board: [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][p][ ] [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] Caps are black, lowercase are white [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][P] [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] [p][k][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ][ ][K][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] I am black, my opponent moves his king to A2, is this legal or not?
I have a couple questions concerning the three-fold repetition rule. The official FIDE version of the rule is: The game is drawn, upon a correct claim by the player having the move, when the same position, for at least the third time (not necessarily by sequential repetition of moves) (a) is about to appear, if he first writes his move on his scoresheet and declares to the arbiter his intention to make this move, or (b) has just appeared, and the player claiming the draw has the move. Positions as in (a) and (b) are considered the same, if the same player has the move, pieces of the same kind and colour occupy the same squares, and the possible moves of all the pieces of both players are the same. Positions are not the same if a pawn that could have been captured en passant can no longer be captured or if the right to castle has been changed temporarily or permanently. My questions are on the last sentence. Consider this position: W: Kc1 Nh1 Pc5 B: Kb8 Rc8 Nh8 Pd5 Black has just moved ...d5. The knights are then shuffled around, resulting in the position repeating two more times. However, the rule says that 'positions are not the same if a pawn that could have been captured en passant can no longer be captured.' In this case, the pawn cannot be captured en passant in any of the three positions (the white pawn is pinned). Are all three positions considered the same, even though the right to capture the pawn en passant would have changed in the absence of the pin? My second question is about the 'right to castle' provision. Consider this position: W: Ke1 Ra1 Nb5 B: Kh4 Bf8 Suppose white's king and rook have not moved. The knight and bishop move around, resulting in the position repeating two more times. However, in doing so, the bishop checks the white king and is blocked by the knight. Since the right to castle has been changed temporarily, are all three positions the same? Also, from that position, suppose that instead of white being checked, white moves her knight between the king and rook. Since this temporarily changes the right to castle, are all the positions the same? Consider this position: W: Ke1 Rh1 Bb2 B: Ka8 Ra7 From here, it is impossible for white to ever castle, even if his king and rook have not moved. Does it make a difference here if the right to castle is changed temporarily (e.g. the black rook checks the white king and is blocked by the bishop)?
Let me reiterate and add to what Michael Nelson has said. The Web is full of forums on nearly any conceivable topic you can think of. If you want to discuss subjects unrelated to this site, go to the appropriate site and discuss them there. This site's comment areas are for discussions of Chess variants and for comments specific to the contents of individual pages. It is not for general discussion of any and every topic. Let me add that some forums on the web have become cesspools of trolling, baiting, flaming, and other nonsense. This site is an oasis of reasonable, peaceful discussion, and that is mainly because we limit our discussions to Chess variants and closely related subjects. If we started discussing controversial subjects here, this site could turn into a place of factions, fighting, and hostility. But that's not what this site is about. It is about bringing together people who share a common interest in a mutual spirit of good will and friendship. Let's keep it that way. With that said, I'll add that there is nothing wrong, per se, with discussing controversial subjects. If you want to discuss such issues, feel free to go to a forum where they are being discussed. My main concern is that doing it here would get in the way of what this site is really all about. The ozone layer and Walmart may not seem like such controversial subjects, but inviting discussion of them here would open the door to even more controversial subjects.
Ryan, This is not the proper forum for the discussion of ozone depletion, Walmart, Bush vs Kerry, Iraq, The Passion of the Christ, etc., etc., etc. If you are not discussing Chess variants or very closely related topics, please post to an appropiate forum for those topics and not here.
Perhaps the number mentioned is the rating assigned by a computer opponent that evaluates the player, achieved without playing in tournaments against human beings? If so, I'd recommend along with Gary Gifford that the player take part in a tournament at his earliest convenience. News of a chess prodigy would help to promote the game. And I don't think it would be at all bad for the youngster's chess career to come forth and be recognized at that point.
Excellently put Fergus, Ryan, I'm an average player of 1500 to 1600. My current rating is a 1400 @U.S. Chess Live. Just like Fergus, I except chess as a whole, not a separated piece. When I play, I tend to practice out theories from other styles. As you can see my theories haven't worked for me. It's nice to see another open minded person join our group.
Orthodox (Mad Queen) design analysis: # squares: 64 # piece types: 6 Initial piece density: 50% Piece values: P1, N3, B3, R5, Q9 Power density: 1.22 Exchange Gradient: 0.50 Ave. Game Length: #M = (3.5*6)/(1.22*0.5) = 34 moves
For the definition of clique, follow this link: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=clique Anyway, what you're telling me is that the words nerd and geek have no objective meaning, and certain people are simply using these words to make fun of other people. In that case, no one who plays Chess is truly a nerd or a geek in any important objective sense. They are just meaningless names used by some people to bully others into being more like them. What matters most is that you remain true to yourself. If you enjoy Chess, continue to play it and don't worry what others will label you for it. The truth about many kids is that they are just looking for any excuse to pick on other kids. If some kid doesn't play Chess, he might choose to pick on you for playing Chess. But if you didn't play Chess, he might choose to pick on you for something else. The main thing you can expect growing up is that kids pick on kids. Whether or not you play Chess has no bearing on this fact. So there is no reason to give in. Chess is not a bad thing at all. It is great for helping you improve your reasoning skills. When you're good at Chess, it is a legitimate source of pride. And using your mind in the way that Chess requires actually helps protect you from depression. When some kid doesn't appreciate Chess and chooses to make fun of others for playing it, it's a sign of insecurity, not a sign that he is hip or cool and knows something that you don't. On the contrary, if you enjoy and play Chess, you know something that he doesn't.
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