Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 11:04:54 01/29/02
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On January 29, 2002 at 13:36:43, Dan Andersson wrote: >I would say the case is crystal clear. A pieace attacking a square does not >imply that you actually do the move. Thus obviating further reasoning. > >MvH Dan Andersson Again, the definition of attack, in combination with the FIDE Laws of Chess, do not classify the white king as being in check, as he is not attacked. The definition of attack in chess is, "to threaten with immediate capture", and the knight is certainly not doing that. The knight can't move, so it obviously can't threaten to capture a piece. That, as far as I can tell, is the only thing that is crystal clear in this discussion. Russell
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