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Can you take the chess piece that has you in check with the king?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes, but only if that results in you not being in check anymore. For instance, if it is the one that is checking you.
When your king is in check, your only option is to stop the king from being taken. Otherwise, the game is over and you've lost.
There are three ways to stop the king from being taken: move the king out of check; block the piece that has attacked the king; or -- here's the answer to your question -- capture the piece that has attacked the king.
Any of your pieces that is able to do so, including the king itself, may capture the attacking piece.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe king is never "taken" in Chess. If the king is under attack, which is called check, whatever steps necessary to get the king out of check must be taken by the player whose king is in check. Either the king must be moved, the attack blocked (which is not possible when check is made with a knight), or the attacking piece must be captured. Lastly, if a move is make where double check occurs, the king must be moved as simultaneous attacks cannot both be blocked nor can both attacking pieces be captured at once. Remember that the name of the game is capture the opponent's king an any cost. When you attack your opponent's king and that king cannot escape attack, the game is over at that point and checkmate has occurred. You win. If you cannot defend your king and the next move would cause you to lose you king, the game is over at that point. You have been checkmated. If the question means that if a king is under attack (in check) can another piece take the attacking piece, the answer is yes, if there is a legal move to capture the piece that has put the king in check. Any ambiguity in the question is resolved with these "two answers" as posted.
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∙ 12y agoNo - the only time you can replace a piece is when you have advanced your pawn to the end of the board and you have the option of promoting that piece to any other chessmen other than with the king itself . You may not 'take' one of your chess pieces .
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∙ 10y agoAny piece can put a King in check, except another King. To put another King into check would mean the King is putting itself in check so that would be an illegal move. But a King can contribute to a checkmate, an opposing King could not move next to it because that would put itself into check.
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∙ 14y agoYes. However, the opponent usually has some piece protecting it.
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∙ 13y agoI'm not an expert, but if the piece putting you in check was right beside your king you could capture that piece and avoid checkmate.
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∙ 12y agoNo , there's not a rule in the game of chess that requires a player to forfeit a chess piece if they do not place the king in check at every opportunity to do so .
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∙ 11y agoYou land exactly on a square occupied by an opponent's piece, and take it's place.
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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.
Can a king take a non-threatening piece?
The king in chess may capture any other chess piece except the enemy king .
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.
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 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.
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 piece kill any piece in chess?
The capture of the King is the penultimate goal in the game of chess .
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 you take a checked chess peace?
In normal chess rules, the only piece that can be "checked" ... put in check ... is the opposing King. Technically, the King is never actually "taken", but rather put in checkmate; a state in which it is in check and no legal move to get it out of check exists. The game ends at this point, so there's little point in actually "taking" the King.
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.
Can you move your own king into check?
No , if your king is in check you can not counter with placing your opponent's king in check - you must respond to the move on your next turn by dealing with your king in check by moving the king out of check , removing the attacking piece by capture or by blocking the checking piece or you will need to concede / resign from the game . Look to the related link below regarding the rules of chess .
Can a king kill in check?
You cannot capture opposite king in chess. You can attack him with check, and your opponent should immediately defend it. If the opponent has no way to defend, it is checkmate and you are awarded victory of the game.
