Capturing the checking piece, with either the king or another piece. If the checking piece threatens the king, the king can capture the piece if the king does not move into a new check (i.e. if the piece is not protected by another enemy piece). The king is not allowed to castle when it is in check.
What must the king do if he is in check?
If the king is in check, the player must find a way to stop the threat; he can not just ignore it. The player must do one of these things: Capture the checking piece (with the king or another piece). Interpose: put a piece between the checking piece and the king.
Can you take a piece in check?
Yes. There are several possible methods to lift a check, and taking the checking piece (with the king or with another piece) is legal, as long as the king is not in check after the capture. In this position, the black king is checked by the white queen. But this check can be escaped by taking the queen.
What happens when a king is in check in chess?
When this occurs, the player with the ‘checked’ King is compelled to remove the potential for capture either by capturing the attacking piece, moving his King to an un-attacked square, or blocking the attack with another piece. This is a zero-tolerance rule; if your King is in check, you must remove the check.
How can a king get out of check?
Here is a different example then: Also note that a King can get out of check by capturing an enemy piece which is not giving check. What I’d be interested in seeing as a rule change or variant is a king being able to kill one of its own pieces (say a pawn) to escape a mate.
Can a king be checked by a pinned piece?
Logically, since you must immediately remove a check, it follows that you can never make a move which results in your own King being checked. This is also a zero-tolerance rule. So far, so good. Now, consider the special case of a piece which is ‘Pinned’ to his own King. The pinned piece can not move such that it exposes his King to check.
Can a king move to a square if not in check?
Of course, kings may only move to squares where they are not in check; this means that a king is allowed to take a piece of the opponent that is a king move away and not defended by the opponent.
