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Steve: it depends on what you mean by 'in front.' if the king is diagonally in front of an opponent's pawn, where the pawn normally captures to, then he is check, and you couldn't have moved him there in the first place. (if you're playing a tournament otb game, making an illegal move usually means forfeit. if you're playing online, the server shouldn't have allowed it in the first place. if you're playing an friendly otb game, then usually you just redo illegal moves.) <P> if by 'in front' you mean directly in front of an opponent's pawn, where the pawn normally moves to but doesn't capture to, then to answer your question: no, you do not lose. whoever told you this either made up the rule or doesn't know what they're talking about. if you mean in front of your own pawn instead of an opponent's, again, there is no such rule. <P> hope this helps. <P>