Chess: Can I take a piece that puts me in check, if it puts the opponent in check?

Question

I have been playing Apple (GNU) chess and don't understand why it won't let me take a bishop that has put me in check. I want to take it with my queen, and that would put my oppponent in check.

There are no other threats of check, and moving my queen would not reveal any attacks on my king.

There is a screen shot at http://gelfo.net/check.jpg

I am about to move, as black, but the program will not let me take the white bishop with my queen.

Answer 1

I looked at the screen shot. There has to be a malfunction in your program because that's a perfectly legal move you're trying to make. You haven't played great defense though.

Answer 2

You have a legal move, that is weird, still your queen side defense is shattered.

Answer 3

no you cant

you cant move a piece that puts you in check

they would just take you on the next turn

Answer 4

Yes, you can.

If that move would put YOU in check, that would be different. But yeah, no reason why you could not. 100% legal move.

Answer 5

... Qh5 is legal. If your program doesn't allow the move, its the problem with the program itself.

Answer 6

Of course you can. That's a legal move. That's a way how you defend your king.

Answer 7

Yeah the program is messed up, from what i can see it is a perfectly legal move.

Answer 8

no u can't do that because if u can't move any way out of check than the game is lost, if you can only move into check than it's a stalemate.(tie)

Answer 9

malfunction in game definitly, good playing