Ben Reiniger wrote on Wed, Oct 30, 2013 05:52 AM UTC:
It sounds like perhaps you're misunderstanding the rules. Each turn a player attempts to make a move as usual. If the opponent wishes, they can force the player to retract that move and make another.
What you describe sounds like No-Chess
http://www.chessvariants.org/other.dir/no.html
For that game, I think the answer to your question should be "yes". In particular, white can "refuse" some impossible move.
It sounds like perhaps you're misunderstanding the rules. Each turn a player attempts to make a move as usual. If the opponent wishes, they can force the player to retract that move and make another.
What you describe sounds like No-Chess
http://www.chessvariants.org/other.dir/no.html
For that game, I think the answer to your question should be "yes". In particular, white can "refuse" some impossible move.