I'm wondering if the following potential change in the rules of chess would make sense, or if it has hidden pitfalls. Suppose one player (say Black) has a piece (say a bishop) that's pinned because if it moved, it would discover a check to Black's king. And suppose it's White's turn. Then I propose that it should be legal for White to put his own king in "check" from that bishop, since for the moment that bishop cannot really theoretically take White's king. -->>>General proposed rule: One player should be allowed to move so as to put their king in "check" from an opposing piece *if* that piece is -- for the moment -- forbidden by the rules of chess to move to the square that king is on. (Which of doesn't doesn't mean it would necessarily be a good idea to do so.) --Dan _____________________________________________________________________ "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that certain je ne sais quoi." --Peter Schickele