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Do you have to say check when you are in target with a king in chess?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes. If you have your opponents king under threat, you have to say check. If you have their king in a position to take it and they have no move left to save it, you say checkmate.
No, you don't have to say check or checkmate. I used to play in USCF tournaments and we never did.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 7y agoWhen your king is in check, it means an opposing piece is threatening it - the king is in a position where it 'could' be taken if it were a regular piece.
On your next move, you must get the king out of check. You can move the king directly, or move one of your own pieces to block the threat, or capture the piece that has the king in check. Castling to get out of check however is forbidden.
If you are unable to get the king out of check, then it is checkmate, you have lost.
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∙ 12y agoyes...you say check-mate
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What if some one does not say check mate and takes your king in chess?
They're being silly, but they've technically already won the game so it shouldn't matter in a casual game.
How do you say chess in Chinese?
To say "chess" in Chinese is as follows: 棋
What happens if you call check but it is actually check mate?
When a king is in check the player controlling that king will have to get his king out of check. When you discover that this is impossible, you will come to the realization that this is in fact checkmate, game over. It's that simple. Calling check is a polite thing to do. It is not a requirement and if you did not notice that you opponent's king is in check and he eventually moves out of check, then you missed the opportunity.
When do you say checkmate when playing chess?
You don't have to say either. No chess rule requires it, and it may be distracting to your opponent or those around you in a tournament. If you achieve checkmate, you should offer a handshake, or do whatever you normally do to conclude your games, but you do not have to say "checkmate."
Do you say chess in French?
Échecs is the word for chess in French.
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.
How do you say checkmate in Chinese?
將死 [ Jiàng sǐ ] Which is literally "general's death" because in Chinese chess, the general is the highest ranking and most important piece, therefore the equivalent to a king in Western chess.
Is it right to say chess is your passion?
yes u coulld say playing chess is my passion :D
Is chess cool?
Chess is SO COOL because you get to battle other people and protect your king and queen. I loved checkers, but when my enemy in checkers discovered chess, i had no one to battle. So i tried chess. And it was like the best game ever invented! So, honestly, I'd say, chess is cool.
Do you have to say check if the king moves there without knowing?
yes you do
In chess can a king move next to a king?
No. The reason for this is that for let's say the White King to 'capture' the Black King the White King would have to move one square away from it the previous turn. Kings can only move 1 square at a time (except when castling). This previous turn's position is not legal since if you were to move the White King one square away from the Black King, you would be moving your own King into check - and that is an illegal move in chess (here Black King could 'capture' the White King on it's turn). But the questions idea of capturing Kings is not quite right - a King can never be captured in chess by ANY piece. If you were to say move a Rook so that now aims directly at your opponent's King ('check'), your opponent has to immediately do one of three things: a) Move his King to an adjacent square that is no longer being attacked, b) take your attacking piece (if it can do so), or c) put one of it's own pieces in between to block the 'check' (again if it can do so). If your opponent is unable to do any one of these 3 things then this is now 'check mate' and the game is over. So the King never acutally gets captured and removed from the board, unlike the other pieces. The original answer had this to say: >The real question though is can one King checkmate the other King? This is a > trick move that can only happen if no other pieces of that color are on the >board. Lets say that the black king is the only black piece on the board, but > the there are 2 white knights ,1 White pawn , and 1white rook. The black king > can checkmate the white king but the white king can not checkmate the black > king. This is simply not correct. The Black King cannot checkmate the White King in this case because it has nothing left to 'check' the White King with. To checkmate the opponent, their king must be in 'check', and as explained above a King cannnot do this by themselves. The best the person playing black can hope for is for a 'stalemate' position. A stalemate is where the Black King is NOT in check, but it is black's turn and there are no legal moves (ie. all the other squares around it are attacked by White's pieces so the King can't move to safety, and black has no other pieces that can be moved on their turn). This position is a draw ('stalemate' is chess terminology for a draw). When playing white in this example, you have to be careful that you always leave a valid move for black to make when you are not giving check, otherwise you hard-fought efforts are waisted by getting a draw. So as long as you avoid stalemate white will be easily able to checkmate black's defenseless King.
What do people say at the endof a chess game?
they would say checkmate if the king is trapped and cant get out that usually wins the game
