From: Glenn Parker <glenn.parker@...>
Date: 2005-06-21T08:14:05+09:00
Subject: Re: [SOLUTION] Chess Variants (II) (#36)

Jim Van Fleet wrote:
> 
> If the attacking piece were a knight or fairy, the possibility of moving 
> a piece other than the king can be rejected out of hand, as can the case 
> where two checking pieces simultaneously check the king.

It's not that simple.  It may be possible to capture the attacking piece 
without moving the king.  If two pieces are attacking, capturing one of 
the pieces may block the other piece's attack.

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