My thanks to Joost and CeeBee for thier replies.

--Larry


"Larry" wrote in message
...
Gentlemen,

I have played for years and love the game but have run into a situation
that
I cannot decipher by standard chess rules and definitions. I apologize if
it
is a situation that is covered by basics, which I am not understanding but
I
have never seen this before.

The board setup is this:

Black Rook on QN1
Black King on Q6
White King on QN6 and
White Pawn on Q5

White has just been placed in check from the Black Rook and it is Whites
move. White moves K to QB6 -- check. This is crazy right? Ahh not so
fast.

Normally White King could not move within one square of the opponents King
because it would violate the basic principle of placing itself in a
position
to be captured. In this case however the White Pawn infers a special
protective relationship to the White King such that it is not eligible to
be
captured by the Black King on the next move. The White King, in fact, has
checked the Black King and the Black King must move from check!

Is this a correct analysis of the situation and interpretation of the
rules?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Larry Robison