Chess Rules - moving K into attack by pinned piece?

WoodPush

Pusher of wood

Only Chess

06 Mar 12

WoodPush

Pusher of wood

Los Gatos, CA

Joined: 03 Mar 11
Moves: 5760

06 Mar 12

Thought I had the rules of chess mastered quite some time back, but now I'm wondering:

If I have an opponent's piece pinned on their king, is it legal to move my king into an attack from that piece? It's not really moving into check since that piece cannot capture my king -- they have to remove the pin first.

Is moving my king into an attack by a pinned piece legal?

RJHinds

The Near Genius

Fort Gordon

Joined: 24 Jan 11
Moves: 13644

06 Mar 12

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Originally posted by WoodPush
Thought I had the rules of chess mastered quite some time back, but now I'm wondering:

If I have an opponent's piece pinned on their king, is it legal to move my king into an attack from that piece? It's not really moving into check since that piece cannot capture my king -- they have to remove the pin first.

Is moving my king into an attack by a pinned piece legal?

It is a legal move as long as you are not moving into check or through check,
as may happen in castling.

P.S. If the game is one you are playing on RHP. You will not be able to make
an illegal move. So if you want to make that move go ahead and try it.

Wilfriedva

Joined: 21 Jan 12
Moves: 3516

06 Mar 12

Originally posted by WoodPush
Thought I had the rules of chess mastered quite some time back, but now I'm wondering:

If I have an opponent's piece pinned on their king, is it legal to move my king into an attack from that piece? It's not really moving into check since that piece cannot capture my king -- they have to remove the pin first.

Is moving my king into an attack by a pinned piece legal?

No!

Reasoning: if he captures,though his piece is pinned to his king,your king would die first so you lose.

morgski

In attack

Joined: 02 Mar 06
Moves: 30170

06 Mar 12

Originally posted by WoodPush
Thought I had the rules of chess mastered quite some time back, but now I'm wondering:

If I have an opponent's piece pinned on their king, is it legal to move my king into an attack from that piece? It's not really moving into check since that piece cannot capture my king -- they have to remove the pin first.

Is moving my king into an attack by a pinned piece legal?

The post above is right, you can't move your king into check regardless of the situation the checking piece is in.