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can a king move into (what would normally be) check, if the peice that would make it check is pinned to its own king? for example, can the king take a bishop which is protected by a queen, if the opponents queen is pinned to its own king by a rook?

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Originally posted by mazziewag
can a king move into (what would normally be) check, if the peice that would make it check is pinned to its own king? for example, can the king take a bishop which is protected by a queen, if the opponents queen is pinned to its own king by a rook?
Nope

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Originally posted by Gorgar
Nope
Is that why Lasker said, "The threat is greater than the execution"? 😉

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Originally posted by ThudanBlunder
Is that why Lasker said, "The threat is greater than the execution"? 😉
Hehe.Actually,I never quite understood that quote.
I mean,mating is greater than threatening to mate,right?

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i think it means, worrying about getting mated and the impending mate is worse than the actual mate. but thinking about it, probably not

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Originally posted by mazziewag
i think it means, worrying about getting mated and the impending mate is worse than the actual mate. but thinking about it, probably not
Mating is always good!

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way to lower the tone

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Originally posted by ThudanBlunder
Is that why Lasker said, "The threat is greater than the execution"? 😉
It means that the time the oponent spent thinking of the potential (or imaginary) danger, he's not focusing in his own game.

So lets say you're a good player and suddenly you're moving something against the pace of the game, your oponent will wonder "why the heck has he done that, there must be a evilish plan behind that move and I cant spot it"

Breaking concentration basically and having the oponent focusing obsesively on something minor.

You know the way beginers are over-obsesed by NOT loosing a pawn no matter what. For them if they loose one pawn the game is over, so they overprotect some useless part, opening their game for the oponent. Or chasing uselessly a pawn or piece - not seeing the bigger picture.

That's it...

... or something completly different.

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Originally posted by mazziewag
can a king move into (what would normally be) check, if the peice that would make it check is pinned to its own king? for example, can the king take a bishop which is protected by a queen, if the opponents queen is pinned to its own king by a rook?
You could think of the fact that the king may not, ever, be captured. If the king stays in check and could be taken in the next move, the game is already over.

In your case - the king is not secured if it can be captured by the oponents piece. Yes, his king will be in check, but yours is taken first.

The rule is - the king can never go to a threatened square. Never.