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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.
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