?? Shouldnt This Be CheckMate?

turtlex

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16 Mar 04

turtlex

Picard Is My Captain

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16 Mar 04

http://www.redhotpawn.com/core/playchess.php?gameid=433229

Russ - I might be missing something (it happens more often than not) but shouldn't the game above be a CheckMate for my opponent?

Regards, turtlex

tejo

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16 Mar 04

you can take his pawn because of the "en passent" rule. The correct way to do this is to move b4-c3. If you don't know the en passent rule, check out the FAQ of the help on the site

Russ

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16 Mar 04

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Well spotted - that had me scratching my head for sometime too. 😳

-Russ

turtlex

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16 Mar 04

Thats a new one for me. Thanks very much. I'll check the FAQ for more information.

thire

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16 Mar 04

Originally posted by turtlex
http://www.redhotpawn.com/core/playchess.php?gameid=433229
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just to let people (including me) see what you mean... Game 433229
use the "Link to a game" under the smilies! 😉
th

~~skeeter~~

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16 Mar 04

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Originally posted by turtlex
Thats a new one for me. Thanks very much. I'll check the FAQ for more information.

You actually missed it. 21. Qf7 mates.

skeeter

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16 Mar 04

Can you please tell me? If I am reduced to just my king left, how many moves are allowed without a checkmate before the game is declared over? And is it a draw? Many thanks😳

Russ

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16 Mar 04

Once I finish testing some new code (tomorrow) I will be releasing an 'insufficient material' check. This will allow a draw to be claimed if only 2 kings remain.

-Russ