why is this not a check mate?
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Jul 4, 2024
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westkrox wrote:
why is this not a check mate?
Is a single one of your pieces attacking the king on the g8 square. Alas, no.
oh my god thanks!!
Jul 5, 2024
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The king must be in check for checkmate to happen, hence the name checkmate (at least I think that's why it was named checkmate)
I've been laughing at this
Abcmnu, wrong coding. Qg7# is mate. + is check, mate is #.
PeriodicTableGenius wrote:
The king must be in check for checkmate to happen, hence the name checkmate (at least I think that's why it was post named checkmate)
Check occurs not only by covering the squares surrounding the opponent's king. For a checkmate to happen, a check must be given first. In this case, Qg7+ is checkmate.
Since i'm a beginner to chess, I had to search up Qg7# to find it. It is known as the Lolli's Mate. The king can't escape. This occurs when a queen goes to g7 and checkmates the opponent's king, so that's why in algebraic chess notation, or for short, ACN, is known as Qg7#, or Lolli's Mate.
Jul 11, 2024
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You have to put the king in check. Moving your knight would put it in check
As a beginner, it's easy to miss subtle details in chess. This isn't checkmate because the king still has a legal move, or a piece can block the attack. Remember, checkmate occurs when the king is in check and has no legal moves to escape. Always look for potential escape squares, blocking pieces, or ways to capture the attacking piece before declaring checkmate.
thulsidass wrote:
As a beginner, it's easy to miss subtle details in chess. This isn't checkmate because the king still has a legal move, or a piece can block the attack. Remember, checkmate occurs when the king is in check and has no legal moves to escape. Always look for potential escape squares, blocking pieces, or ways to capture the attacking piece before declaring checkmate.
Another spectacular fail by ChatGPT. All this has nothing to do with the position above.
