Here are some of my favorites that I have heard. Add your own.
1) A king can check another king.
2) Pawns can capture diagonally 2 squares forward on their first move.
3) A king can move into check if it is from a piece that is absolutely pinned.
4) En Passant captures can't be legal so you must be cheating if you capture e.p.
5) You can't castle if the rook you are castling with is under attack.
Originally posted by homedepotovIsn't 5 true then?
Here are some of my favorites that I have heard. Add your own.
1) A king can check another king.
2) Pawns can capture diagonally 2 squares forward on their first move.
3) A king can move into check if it is from a piece that is absolutely pinned.
4) En Passant captures can't be legal so you must be cheating if you capture e.p.
5) You can't castle if the rook you are castling with is under attack.
In a candidates match game played in Moscow between Korchnoi (white) and Karpov (black) in 1974, Korchnoi had forgotten if you could castle with your rook attacked.
He asked the Match Arbiter if kingside castling was legal.
When he was told he could, that's what he played.
I didn't know this either
If you castle to the left (queenside), it also doesn't matter if the Rook moves through a square that is under attack. In this diagram, White can castle to the left or to the right
http://www.mark-weeks.com/aboutcom/ble14cas.htm
http://www.mark-weeks.com/aboutcom/images/ble148ca.gif
On the ECF forum they wwere discussing this matter in February.
One quote was:
For example, one coach has taught his school that they can put their hand out at
any time and say : "Checkmate" and if they [their opponent] shake it they win.
Even when the position is not check. They should all do it when they are losing so
they don't lose.
(anybody tried this yet.)
Also mentioned in the same thread.
"A few years ago I was controlling a kiddie tournament.
After 3 rounds a boy who had lost all his games came up to me:
"It's not fair. My opponents are all cheating."
"Really? What are they doing?"
"Their knights are all jumping over other pieces. My chess teacher told me knights
can't jump."
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Originally posted by homedepotov6) You have to repeat moves 3 times before it's a draw.
Here are some of my favorites that I have heard. Add your own.
1) A king can check another king.
2) Pawns can capture diagonally 2 squares forward on their first move.
3) A king can move into check if it is from a piece that is absolutely pinned.
4) En Passant captures can't be legal so you must be cheating if you capture e.p.
5) You can't castle if the rook you are castling with is under attack.
Apparently this was a common rule in the Soviet Union at some point, and only after FIDE set them right did they begin playing by the official rule. (Which is, of course, that the position must be repeated thrice - which usually is just before the third repetition of moves, the position having been reached for the first time by another move).
7) It's "unsporting" to insist on playing by the rules (specifically, three-move or stalemate) when you're losing.
Sadly still a not uncommon idea on this site.
Richard
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Originally posted by homedepotovYou can't castle once your king has been in check
Here are some of my favorites that I have heard. Add your own.
1) A king can check another king.
2) Pawns can capture diagonally 2 squares forward on their first move.
3) A king can move into check if it is from a piece that is absolutely pinned.
4) En Passant captures can't be legal so you must be cheating if you capture e.p.
5) You can't castle if the rook you are castling with is under attack.
You're allowed to take the king if your opponent doesn't move out of check (sometimes with the provision that you must have said "Check" for this to be allowed)
Originally posted by homedepotov6) "What is that move?" "Castling." "But you can't move two pieces in one move!"
Here are some of my favorites that I have heard. Add your own.
1) A king can check another king.
2) Pawns can capture diagonally 2 squares forward on their first move.
3) A king can move into check if it is from a piece that is absolutely pinned.
4) En Passant captures can't be legal so you must be cheating if you capture e.p.
5) You can't castle if the rook you are castling with is under attack.
Originally posted by Shallow BlueI like 7). It's entertaining when we get threads like "My opponent is a coward because he keeps checking me with his Queen to avoid losing." 😀
6) You have to repeat moves 3 times before it's a draw.
Apparently this was a common rule in the Soviet Union at some point, and only after FIDE set them right did they begin playing by the official rule. (Which is, of course, that the position must be repeated thrice - which usually is just before the third repetition of moves, the position h ...[text shortened]... stalemate) when you're losing.
Sadly still a not uncommon idea on this site.
Richard
