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What is a checkmate move?
In chess, a checkmate move is a move that one makes that puts the opponent in a position where the king piece has nowhere to move.
Can a king take a king when there are no other pieces on the board?
No, the game is pat (stalemate). You cannot checkmate your opponent with just a king without being checkmate yourself.
How do you checkmate in chess?
Checkmate is where your opponent can neither counter or evade capture - checkmate .
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.
Is the king in chess your goal?
The goal in chess, or the object of the game, is to checkmate your opponent's king. A king is in checkmate when he is attacked and no matter what move he attempts to make he is still being attacked (or in check). There are three ways to get out of check: move the king to a safe square, capture the checking piece, or block with another piece. If a player is in check and cannot get out of check, he is in checkmate and has lost the game.
What is a defeat called in chess?
Depends on how you won. If you checked your opponent's king and he cannot block the check, capture the checking piece, or move his king away, you win by checkmate. If your opponent tips his king over and says "I resign" You win by resignation. If your opponent runs out of time in his/her clock, you win by time. If your opponent is 30+min. late, you win by "no-show".
Can someone checkmate if moving the piece puts their king in check?
No. This is because in theory, checking the enemy king by leaving your king exposed to a check will result in your opponent capturing your king before you can capture theirs.
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.
What is the poisoned pawn in chess?
A poisoned pawn is one which is left out in the open as a target for an opponent's piece in order to lure that opponent into capturing what looks like an easy capture. But it is a trap that has many many uses. Say an opponent has a piece that is guarding a square you want to go to in order to checkmate the king. The pawn is moved to a square where it can be taken by that protecting piece. If the opponent goes for that pawn it moves to a spot where it no longer guards the spot you want. You then move to the now unprotected square and checkmate the king. So the opponent gobbled up an insignificant pawn only to be poisoned by the lack of protection. Actually, any piece can be used as a poisoned piece if used properly in the right game situation.
Can a king take another piece in chess?
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).
What chess piece can put a king in check?
Any opponent piece, except the opponent king.
What can not you do if you are a king?
You can't checkmate another king unless the king is the only piece left on the board.
