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In the game of Chess?
If you are in check, do you have to move your King or can you take the piece that put you in check by moving one of yours to get theirs?
rose11 that would be fun...you bring the game...lol
10 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
you can move one of your pieces and take them. Are you learning chess? if so want to play next time we are together? I was my brothers test subject when he was in a chess club at school!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
There are three ways to get out of check:
1) Move your King to a square that is not under enemy control
2) Capture the piece which is checking your King (you can capture with your King as long as the capturing move doesn't put your King back in check...of course, you can also capture the attacking piece with another piece or pawn of yours)
3) Interpose a friendly piece between your King and the attacking piece
When you can do none of these, the game is over and the King is checkmated.
The only time you can't capture the attacking piece is when your opponent's move results in a "double check".... that is, their move results in not one, but TWO of their pieces attacking your King at the same time. In that case, the ONLY way out of it is to move your King to a safe square, since you can't capture both attacking pieces at once and you can't block both checks at once.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You can move your king, take the checking piece, or put a piece in the way of the check
- 65537-gonLv 41 decade ago
If you're in check you have three options:
1) Move your king.
2) Capture the checking piece.
3) Interpose (block the check with) one of your pieces.
Number 3 doesn't work if a knight is checking you, since there's no way to block a knight check.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
rules of check :
1) move the king - you can't castle
2) block check - if your piece isn't pinned
3) remove attacking piece - if your piece isn't pinned
if none of these options work? its checkmate
- 1 decade ago
Yes you can kill the piece that has checked your king
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- 1 decade ago
Yes. Eliminate the threat!!!!!
Source(s): i think it was in a Learn to Play Chess CD