rule clarification

The answer to this gotta be "no", I reckon, but just checking: Can my opponent's King take a piece of mine that's guarded by another piece of mine that's pinned to my King?

(Not really a total beginner; it's just that I don't think I've ever found myself in this particular situation before...)

You are correct. A king cannot be placed into the attack of another piece - even if that piece is pinned. In the below diagram, the Black king cannot take the White rook because the Queen is still guarding it.

I always think of it like this: if chess is about "capturing" the king, then whose king would be captured first? If Black takes the rook, then White would able to win the king first.

Thank you for confirming.

Yeah, I guess what you're describing is basically the inherent premise in anything "turn-based"... Never does it get as dramatic, though, as it does in chess

Ok