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when in check, can the king capture the peice that is putting himin check?
Question to all: Is it allowed to move to the space right next to the king?
Charles' friend is very likely right but for the wrong reason. While at one time, the FIDE laws recognized pepetual check as a draw condition in its own right, that is no longer true. Perpetual check is not now defined in the laws. The reason for this is that all perpetual check situations lead to triple repetition (or in theory, overstepping the fifty move rule--in practice all perpetual checks become triple repetitions). Since the laws permit the player on move the free choice of legal moves, it is permissible to intentionally make moves leading to triple repetition and the resulting draw. See the official laws for the technicalities of the triple repetition rule.
I think the question is essentially, if a player has a choice of perpetual check, or a different move. Can s/he chose the perpetual check instead of the other move. which is covered: http://chessvariants.com/d.chess/eternal.html So I think the answer is yes and charles's friend is probably right.
charles, i'm not sure i understand exactly what happened in your game. if you can give us a more accurate notation of the moves (if you're not familiar with notation check it out at http://www.chessvariants.com/d.chess/chess.html), i'm sure somebody can answer your question.
On the black side there is no Knight or Bishop to the left of the Black player. The Pawns for B-k and king Knight are missing. The B-k is in that posission and the B-q is in the B-bishop square. I placed the W-q in the B-k 4 square for check. B-k was moved to B-q square. I then checked from B-bishop 3 and he moved back to B=k 1. I then moved back to B-k 4 and he kept repeating the move instead of blocking with the B-q. By doing this the W-q could take the B-castle and put the B=k in check again. After making 10 of these moves the B player said it was a draw. I said no that his moves were not legal as he could have blocked with the Queen. Who is right. Please answer to my e-mail address. I have spent hours trying to find the answer and it is no where. I want to thank you for your kind attention to this matter. Charles H. Thibodeaux
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