Can you take the chess piece that has you in check with the king?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The 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.

Answer 3

No - 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 .

Answer 4

Any 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.

Answer 5

Yes. However, the opponent usually has some piece protecting it.

Answer 6

I'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.

Answer 7

No , 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 .

Answer 8

You land exactly on a square occupied by an opponent's piece, and take it's place.