chess question.. can a piece that is keeping your king out of check be used to capture your opponent's king?

Question

can your opponent capture your king with a piece that is keeping his king out of check?

Answer 1

This situation can not occur in a game.

The King is never actually captured. Once a King is put into a situation from which it can not escape check, the game ends at that point.

The answer to your question is no. If your piece is in a position to capture your opponent's King, that means that your opponent is in check, therefore he must get out of check.

A piece that is keeping your King out of check can move to check your opponent's King, as long as the move does not expose your own King to check.

However, in that situation, your piece can probably be captured by your opponent if it remains within the line of attack. Also, if the piece that's protecting your King from check can move at all, it can probably capture the piece that would be checking your King (since your piece is blocking the line of attack and can also move along the line of attack).

House is the furthest thing from a grandmaster...that was a lousy example

Answer 2

You're right, it would make more sense. This is probably exactly how chess was played when it originated, since it's simpler. Even the word "checkmate" from the Persian "shah mat" means "the king is dead," not that the king is simply cornered. I have heard that the rule about never actually taking the king was introduced out of respect for royalty. Playing a game where you killed kings was perhaps not a smart decision when you lived under the rule or in the company of an angry king. Remember that chess was frequently played in royal courts, which is why it's often called the royal game. Of course, the rules aren't going to change at this point after 500 years of common acceptance. Any deviation will fall under chess variants, which anyone can play by agreement.

Answer 3

First: like said before, in chess you don't capture kings. Second: If your piece is pinned to your King, that piece will never deliver checkmate.(However) The piece pinned to your King can assist in checkmate by cutting off your opponent Kings escape squares. You cannot put your King into check at any point in a game it would be an illegal move.

Answer 4

In Chess, the position you described would be illegal, as for you to capture your opponents king, being your move, he would have had to a) ignore your previous checking move; or b) exposed his king to check on his last move.

Both these scenarios is illegal by the rules of chess.

Answer 5

It depends. If the piece that is protecting your king is still protecting it while you put the other king in check or checkmate (you don't capture kings) yes. If you leave your king in check however that is not allowed. :)

Answer 6

no bcoz as you move your piece the king comes under check so king is more important.....even if your moving that piece results in check mate of the opponent you can not do that

Answer 7

The piece guarding your king can not move if this move places you into check.

Answer 8

No. You can never expose your king to check, even if that move will win the game.

Answer 9

you cannot expose your king to check that is illegal even if you would checkmate your opponet simultaneously
however a piece that is protecting your king can still be used to protect ANOTHER piece that gives checkmate
for instance
black king on h8 black king on h8
white queen on g3 white rook on g2 white king on h1
black bishop on a8
white's turn
white plays queen to g7 checkmate
this is legal cuz the black king cannot ESCAPE check
if he attacks the queen the rook has him in check
i am a grandmaster so i should know

Answer 10

Abseloutly as long as when it captures the other persons king you do not move yourself into check.