If it is blacks play the game is over with knight to kings knight 1

What's the catch here? White theoretically could not leave himself in check at the end of a move

I think it has been too long since I have played! I must be missing something!

If it is blacks play the game is over with knight to kings knight 1

 

What's the catch here? White theoretically could not leave himself in check at the end of a move

 

 

I think it has been too long since I have played! I must be missing something!

I'm no chess expert, but I think that's a bishop that you are trying to move like a knight. The white king isn't in check yet. Of course I don't know what blacks best move should be...

Black Knight at King's Bishop 6 has the White King in check.

But aren't the horses the knights? They are on my online games at least. So the piece at kings bishop six isn't a black knight, it's a black bishop.

And, even if the king was in check, then the white queen couldn't have just made that move, right?... white would have to have moved the king to take it out of Check, right?

I suppose I need to put my glasses on first next time!  He looked like a night to me, and I hadn't noticed that horse heads were representing knights in this depiction.

I've grown to love the Condal style of chess pieces, even the odd bishop that lacks a cross. The Condal bishop resembles somewhat the bishop of the Staunton chess set. Both seem to be wearing headgear of some kind. The headgear is the same as a medieval knight in full plate armor would wear, hence the confusion, but the knight in this set is represented by a horse, the most integral part of a knight. Medieval knights are mounted infantry first of all. A knight without a horse is just infantry. Some players call the knight in chess the horse.

I'm really lousy at this... Can the black rook move to threaten the white Queen from below? She'd be in a sort-of fork thereby. I apologize, but I've forgotten which way the letters and the numbers go on a chessboard (if I ever knew...)

I'm really lousy at this... Can the black rook move to threaten the white Queen from below? She'd be in a sort-of fork thereby. I apologize, but I've forgotten which way the letters and the numbers go on a chessboard (if I ever knew...)

That is fine, but there is a better move. Thank you for your comment. I have added a Wikipedia link that explains algebraic notation.

Thanks! Black queen to d6????

Thanks! Black queen to d6????

Unfortunately, Qd6 loses Black's rook.

Unfortunately, Qd6 loses Black's rook.

Doh! D8?

Doh! D8?

Qd8 is perfectly reasonable, inviting a trade of Queens with an eye on Black's material superiority. However, White can simply scoop up Black's defenseless pawn on a7 with impunity, evading the trade. There is a better move.

Sigh, I give up. I've even read the explanation, but I don't get the difference. I'll have to sit down with a board and play it out.