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The game is over when the king can not move and is in danger of being taken. Any piece could put a king in danger of being taken. Theoretically, a king is capable of capturing an opponent's king. However, the opponent's king would first have to have moved into check, which is an illegal move. Therefore, while a king can take a king, it can never happen.
But a king can participate in checkmating an opponent's king by contolling a square into which the opponent's king could otherwise move.
No, there is an exception. A king cannot directly threaten another king because they cannot ever share adjoining squares, or even any that meet at a corner. Only a queen, rook, bishop, knight or pawn can directly apply the attack resulting in checkmate (though a pair of them might collect the win in the case of double check that is checkmate).
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes and no. If the king is in check then you are in the position to kill it but, the other player must move him out of check. If the king is in checkmate, then you have won the game and the other player can't move.
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∙ 12y agoThe King in Chess is actually one of the weakest pieces. Since it can only move one square at a time, it has a hard time getting out of the way of other attacks. The only piece weaker than the King is a Pawn, which (generally) can only move one space at a time, and only forward.
Except that a King can never "kill" (capture) another King, it can take any pawn or piece of the opponent. However, in doing so, it cannot be placed where an opposing piece could then attack it. When a king is attacked (check), it must be removed from attack: either by capturing the attacker, by moving, or by interposing another piece or pawn between the attacker and the king (this is not possible when attacked by a knight). When the King cannot be removed from attack, it is checkmate, and the game is over.
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∙ 10y agoYes, the King may take other pieces.
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Can a king take a non-threatening piece?
The king in chess may capture any other chess piece except the enemy king .
How does the king take another piece in chess?
If one of you opponents pieces is around the King by on space like up down left right or any diagonal you can go on top of it and take the other players piece!
What pieces can a king take?
A King in Chess may take any other piece except another King. The reason is that in order for a king to take another king, the first king would have to move adjacent to the other king, which is an illegal move.
Can any piece kill any piece in chess?
The capture of the King is the penultimate goal in the game of chess .
Can a king kill any time in chess or does it have to be in check to capture?
The king can take another piece anytime, but it is not smart to do so until perhaps the last moves of the game, if at all.
Can any chess piece take queen in legal move?
Yes, any piece can take a queen. The only time a King could do it is to get himself out of the queen's check.
Can a king take another chess piece in checkmate?
Depends by which rules and standards you are going by. Some say no and if you take another piece to get out of check-mate then it was technically just check, other rules state that its check-mate if all other avenues of movement are blocked and the only way out of check-mate is to take the piece then yes it is possible.
What is the object of a chess game?
To checkmate the opponents king by putting a piece in a position where it could theoretically take the king, and the king cannot move away, block, or take the attacking piece. The game ends without the king actually being taken, however.
Can you use some other pieces in chess to prevent check?
Yes, if the king is in check, the next move must take the king out of check. You do not necessarily have to move the king, you could take the attacking piece, or block the check by moving a piece in the way.
In chess if you are able to capture a piece can you choose whether to take it or not?
No, except for when the only way to get out of check is to capture the piece that is attacking your king.
How many times is a King allowed to take?
In chess, there is no limit to how many opposition pieces can be taken by one piece - although, neither sides' King can be taken.
How many checks do you have to make to kill a king?
You don't take/kill a king in chess. You have to put it into checkmate, ie, there are no moves the opponent can make with any piece, to take the king out of check. When this happens, the game is over.
