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  2. Jul 15, 2020 · As long as the queen is not protected by another piece, the king can capture it. The king can in fact be a strong attacking piece, particularly in the ending, when it doesn't have to worry as much about strong attacks against it since the enemy force has been diminished.

  3. The white king can’t capture the queen because you cannot move your king into check, or move a piece that would put your king into check.

  4. Apr 27, 2024 · Pinned Pieces: Occasionally, another piece might be defending the King by blocking a threat from an opponent’s piece. In such cases, the King cannot capture a piece that would expose it to check, known as leaving a pin.

  5. Jun 28, 2024 · A pin is a chess tactic that occurs when a piece is attacked, and if it moves, it exposes a more valuable piece behind it. Here’s a simple example. This is a pin – White’s Bishop on c3 attacks the Black Rook on d4, which cannot move because the Black King on g7 would be exposed.

  6. www.chessguru.net › tactic › pinningPinning in chess

    The black rook at e5 is pinned by the bishop from g3. You can see, of course, that if a piece is pinned to the king, it is unable to move; if it's pinned to another piece it can move. The following moves are common to the queen's Gambit 1. d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 and with 4.

  7. Only Bishops, Rooks and Queens are able to pin an opposing pieces down. Kings, Knights, and pawns cannot pin other pieces down. Any piece can be pinned down except the king. A pin that often occurs in openings is the move Bb5 and the diagram above is in fact an example of such an opening.

  8. Aug 5, 2002 · Yes. 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. Can kings move next to kings? No. Kings cannot move to a square that is adjacent to the other king.