AboutLouis Lima Expertise I can answer questions on proper self-training and chess tactics, but feel free to ask me anything related to chess and if I cannot answer it I will tell you.
Experience I am a category A player with a FIDE rating of 1963, and a USCF rating of 1965. I have several instructional chess videos at http://www.youtube.com/chesslearning and author a review column for http://www.chesscafe.com and teach a Sunday chess class to kids at Tzu-Chi Foundation's Chinese School.
Organizations Nassau Chess Club, Queens Chess Club, Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR)
Education/Credentials Masters degree in Organizational Psychology with a specialization in Training and Development.
Awards and Honors 51st Nassau FIDE Futurity 2009 (3rd Place)
Queens July Open 2007 (1st Place)
North American Open 2005 (3rd Place in the U1600 Section)
2nd FCC Winter Swiss 2009 (3rd Place)
32nd Freeport Spring Swiss 2006 (3rd Place)
9th Queens Teams Champtionship 2009 (3rd Place)
Question My king was checked by my opponent's bishop. I interposed a knight that simultaneously checked his king -- but of course I could never make the move that would "capture" his king, because that would expose my own king to check -- not a permissible move. Is my opponent's kink in check even though I could not "capture" without exposing my own king to check?
Answer Hello David,
The answer is yes. His king is in check and he must either move his king to a safe square, or capture your knight with another piece.
It is not legal for him to make another move that does not take care of the check of his king, even if your knight is currently pinned.
