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From: kanner@tymix.UUCP (Herb Kanner)
Newsgroups: net.chess
Subject: Re: Mate or Stalemate?
Message-ID: <370@tymix.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 02:40:09 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 14 02:40:09 1985
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Summary: 

It is obviously checkmate.  I quote in its entirety the relevant sections
of the Official Rules of Chess, Second Edition:

Article 10 - Check

10.1 The king is in check when the square it occupies is attacked by an
enemy piece; in this case the latter is said to be "checking the king."

10.2 Check must be parried by the move immediately following.  If the check
cannot be parried, it is said to be "mate."

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Note that no relevance is given to whether or not other moves, which do not
parry the check, are possible.


Herb Kanner
Tymnet, Inc.
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Herb Kanner
Tymnet, Inc.