Check instead of checkmate
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DJmeowzz
Dec 25, 2020
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#1
Am I reading this wrong? Beginner here: White’s king is on a1 and black has a pawn that takes from c3xb2 now threatening white’s king. b1 is open allowing the king to move out, yes? That would be check, not checkmate... but the lesson in the app says it’s checkmate.
Check to see if black has other pieces covering b1 and a2.
Dec 25, 2020
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#3
Ah you’re right! Thank you. There’s a knight on d2 and a rook on a8 all pointing at a1. White pawn on a2 pins the king too.