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How does the king move in chess?

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The king can move one square in any direction, except that he cannot move onto an attacked square, and thus into check. Additionally, the king effectively moves two squares in the special move called castling. Information on castling is linked below in the Related questions.

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A Chess board is a square figure; separated into 64 black and white squares, forming a checkered pattern. The dimensions are 8 by 8 tiles. Two of the four corners will be black, and two will be white. There will be two chess players; each on an opposite side of the board. The white corners should always be towards the right of the players.

Each player gets 16 pieces, so, there are a total of 32 pieces on a chess board. Each side gets 8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops a king and a queen. One player will have white pieces, and the other will have black pieces. The player that has the white pieces will move first in the game.

A good way to remember the position of the pieces is that the queen always goes on her color, in the center of the first rank on the board; with the king on the center square beside her. That is; the white queen goes on the white square, and the black queen on the black square.

There should be a bishop on either side of the king and queen, a knight on either side of the bishops and a rook on either side of the knights with a pawn one square in front of every piece.

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The King may move one square at a time into any adjacent square , with the exception of Castling , but can not move into check . ~ See related link below to additional information related to the King's ability to move given a wide variety of situations .

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The king starts out on e1 if white or e8 if black.

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The King can move only one space at a time ; see related link below to additional information regarding the rules affecting the King's movement(s) .

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The king can go one square in any direction.

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Is first check necessary for king to move?

Not in international chess, no!


In chess if the king is in check could you move another piece to save the king?

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In chess if the queen is captured can the king move?

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Move your King 2 spaces first.


In Chess why can't You castle when the King is in check if the King is safe after the move?

Because it's against the rules.


Why is the queen so strong in chess?

The Queen is second only to the King in strength and power for she , with the exception of the Knight , can move like every chess piece since she incorporates the power of every chess-men's move .


What is the objective of chess?

The objective of chess is to checkmate the king, where the king is in check by a piece and it cannot block the check, move to another square, or capture the piece checking the king.


Which is the only chess piece that cannot be taken?

The King piece. However, there is a move called "Castling" which involves the Rook and the King moving together in one move behind the pawns for better protection. The King can 'castle' King side or Queen side.


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 .


When was Chess King created?

Chess King was created in 1968.


When did Chess King end?

Chess King ended in 1995.