I know the king cannot move into check, but does this apply if his moving into check actually checkmates the opponent?
2007-06-07 12:13:03 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
No.
What an arbiter in a tournament or a match would do on receiving a complaint of "He put himself in check" is require the player to retract the move and make another legal move with the king (the touch-and-move rule applies) if the king has a legal move it can make.
If the king has no legal move it can make, then the player can move any of his pieces or pawns that he chooses.
The FIDE Laws of Chess say:
(Article 3.8)
"3.8 There are two different ways of moving the king, by:
moving to any adjoining square not attacked by one or more of the opponent`s pieces. The opponent`s pieces are considered to attack a square, even if such pieces are constrained from moving to that square because they would then leave or place their own king in check."
(it then goes on to explain castling)
(Article 3.9)
3.9 No piece can be moved that will either expose the king of the same colour to check or leave that king in check.
2007-06-07 20:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are playing bullet or blitz chess in real life, it is legal to make an illegal move, as long as your opponent doesnt notice he can capture your king. For this reason it is also is legal to capture the other person's king, which results in you rwinnign the game. If a guy happens to be in checkmate, you can assume he will capture your king to win and 'get out' of it.
There are various ways illegal moves are handled in chess, but suffice to say that illegal moves simply never happen in anything outside of game in 10 or less, unless one of the players is a complete beginner.
2007-06-08 09:50:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way to get a checkmate is if your opponents king has nowhere to go. kings can only move one space at a time. so if you get your king close enough to put yourself in check, the opponent would use his king to take your king. Check means that on your opponents next turn, he/she could take your king, so your answer is no. Official rules state that a player may not under any circumstances place himself in check.
2007-06-07 15:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by ashleyandtracy71605 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to save your own King. The game would end with his capture. Furthermore, if you are trying to move your king to cause checkmate you are probably placing the kings next to each other, which cannot happen in a game.
Kings simply cannot move into check.
2007-06-07 20:12:18 · answer #4 · answered by Your Uncle Dodge! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to understand the meaning of legal move.
As for your King, it cant move to a place that would put itself into a check state, because it is illegal.
If your opponent's King cant move to a legal place when it can avoid the checkmates then he/she would lose the game.
2007-06-07 18:48:22 · answer #5 · answered by Zeus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. One, because a king can't move into check every because... two, all the opponent has to do is take out the king to get out of check. If your opponent doesn't see though, I guess you may get away with it.
2007-06-07 12:24:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would You move Your King into a check situation, Even if it puts opp in checkmate as Opp next move You will lose.
2007-06-07 12:24:07 · answer #7 · answered by randy9089 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - you can't make any move that results in your king being in check, including checkmate.
2016-04-01 08:44:02 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. A king can never move into check for any reason.
2007-06-07 12:41:50 · answer #9 · answered by Joey J JW 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the game of Princes
A King Can never move into danger.
No matta what!
Kings are smart and never endanger themselves.
Do not kamikaze him. Find a new attack.
Send in a pawn!
2007-06-07 12:22:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋