Can the King kill the Queen in check?

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Hey! Can the King kill the opposing Queen in check or not? I've been playing against my dad and he said that you can't but I'm still not sure haha, thanks!♟
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Absolutely, unless the Q has a piece backing her up.

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Edit: It's possible BUT As I originally said the king cannot get that close to the opponents queen without putting the king in danger, so it is not possible to my understanding unless there is a piece supporting the queen. Take it with the king if the queen has no support.

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Slight flaw in your logic, the K can't get that close to the Q, but that doesn't prevent the Q from moving right next to the K.  Why anyone would do that, without a piece backing up the Q is a different story. 

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baddogno wrote:

Slight flaw in your logic, the K can't get that close to the Q, but that doesn't prevent the Q from moving right next to the K.  Why anyone would do that, without a piece backing up the Q is a different story. 

Yeah, I thought he meant just go to the queen!  @baddogno Thank you! 

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Thanks for the diagram!  

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Thank you guys! Now I know hehe

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Your dad should/will be quite surprised! 

Enjoy!

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Thanks! He definitely will haha 

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gchess325 wrote:

Yeah, I thought he meant just go to the queen!

When Kings Attack!     * dun-dun-dunnnnn *

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summary: the king can take the queen if the queen moves right next to him and has no pieces supporting her. of course, there would be no reason for the queen to do this unless it's a crazy sacrifice.

the king can't get to the queen on his own, though, because the queen controls all the squares needed for the king to move right next to her. so the only way a king can take the opposing queen is if the queen moves right next to it.

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Do it in a Subtle way. Because your dad might say, "Nar whal I'm not sure about that".

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SubtleNarwhal schreef:
Hey! Can the King kill the opposing Queen in check or not? I've been playing against my dad and he said that you can't but I'm still not sure haha, thanks!♟

Fully depends, in general any move that makes your king unchecked is valid and any move that either leaves your king in check or moves your king in check is unvalid

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why are you fools on chess.com preventing white king from taking black king.

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King Henry VIII asked a similar question centuries ago and the answer is yes
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billyfromatlga wrote:

why are you fools on chess.com preventing white king from taking black king.

Maybe because "the fools on chess.com" know the rules of the game?

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billyfromatlga wrote:

why are you fools on chess.com preventing white king from taking black king.

The fools know the game well plus know the game's rule

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billyfromatlga wrote:

why are you fools on chess.com preventing white king from taking black king.

you are a fucking fool

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So..following that logic, can somebody tell me why my king couldn't take the queen in this situation? - https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/69025241787?tab=review