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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.
Yes, in chess, when you put your opponent's king in a position where it is under threat of capture, you are supposed to say "check" to alert your opponent.
Yes, the king can capture in chess, but only under certain circumstances. The king can capture an opponent's piece by moving to a square that is occupied by that piece, but only if doing so does not put the king in check.
A legal check mate in chess is anytime the king piece is in a position that cannot avoid capture by the opponent's pieces. A legal checkmate signifies the end of the chess game.
No, a pawn cannot capture a king in chess.
No, pawns cannot capture kings in chess.
The king is said to be in check.To get out of check, the opponent must either (1) capture the checking piece, (2) interpose a piece between the checking piece and the king, or (3) move the king out of check.
Before achieving checkmate in a game of chess, you need to check if your opponent's king is in a position where it cannot escape capture on the next move.
No, it cannot move unless it can capture or the blocking piece is moved out of the way.
No, a knight cannot capture a king in a game of chess.
No, a pawn cannot capture a king in a game of chess.
No, you cannot capture a king with a king in a game of chess.