Moving on… Today, we’re going to talk about 3 special moves: Castling, En Passant, and Pawn Promotion. How’d you do? If you missed any, go back and look at the position again to figure out why you got it wrong. The only change is that now black cannot use the Knight to intercept the white Queen, because then white’s Rook at c8 would be able to capture the King. But for the sake of this quiz, we’ll say it’s black’s move and he’s been stalemated.Ĥ) Check! The white Queen threatens the black King, but black can simply intercept with the Knight.ĥ) Checkmate! This is a NEARLY identical position as 4. If it’s White’s move, he can win very easily in a couple of moves. And his other pieces are blocked and unable to move. There is also nothing that can intercept.ģ) Stalemate! Well… at least if we say it’s black’s turn! If it’s black’s turn, black is unable to move his king anywhere without being attacked by either the Pawn at g7 or the opposing King. He also cannot move to any other square because he’d be under attack by other pieces (a Bishop at e1, a Rook at c1 and c2, and the opposing King at c2 and d2). He cannot take this attacking pawn because then the white King would capture him. Notice how the black King is completely blocked in by his own pieces? This allows white to Checkmate black using nothing but his Knight! These are always fun because your opponent is almost helping you to beat him.Ģ) Checkmate! The white King is in Check by black’s Pawn at e2. Before we get started talking about a few special moves you can do in chess, let’s give you the answers to the quiz from the last blog on if each position was a Check, Checkmate, or Stalemate.ġ) Checkmate! This sort of Checkmate is also referred to as a “smother-mate”.
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