From: Adam Atkinson <ghira <at> MISTRAL <dot> CO <dot> UK>
Date: 2 oct 1995
Subject: Re: does king can move in check?

>> Well, no. If your king is entirely hemmed in by your own pieces and/or > the
>> edge of the board, and no piece has any move available, and you have no
>> pieces in hand (or any pieces you have in hand cannot be dropped for so> me
>> reason) then you have no legal moves available. So a stalemate position>  can
>> be created whether or not it's legal to move into check.
>
>If the King was entirely hemmed in by his own pieces, surely one of those
>pieces must have a legal move. Adam, if you think a such a position can be
>created please show me it, because I don't think it's possible.
>
No problem. You're black. The "b" row is full of your pawns. The "a" row
contains your king and 8 other pieces. You have no pieces in hand. You have
no moves. Your king is entirely hemmed in by your pieces. Artificial
position? Certainly.