Bonafideparte wrote:
the question is, do you actually have to physically take the opponents king and remove it from the board to take the piece just like any other piece?
No!
Must king be physically taken out during checkmate?
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Seems simple to me. After you make a legal move that places your opponent's king in check, it is then his turn to make a legal move. If he tries to make a move that leaves his king still in check, then that is not a legal move (see, for example, "The King" or "Part 3" on https://www.chessusa.com/chess-rules.html) and he must play a different move. If there is no such legal move available, then it is checkmate and he loses.
Lagomorph wrote:
Lol- Thank you.
I have no idea about your chess knowlege, but I think you have the best username on chess.com
All you do is declare mate. There's no way out of it. No skipping a turn, none of that nonsense.
In an official match where time and mental energy is critical, the opponent doesn't have to prove anything if you've declared a mistakened mate. They should simply play their move and the game goes on. So yes, becareful before you make your move, it would simply be counted as a blunder if you were in fact wrong.
RussBell skrev:
Bonafideparte wrote:
the question is, do you actually have to physically take the opponents king and remove it from the board to take the piece just like any other piece?
No!
Thank you! Loud and clear!
RonaldJosephCote skrev:
I extend a happy thanksgiving & an apology to the OP....
my chess club dissaproves of Thanksgiving. 
but happy holidays you Ronald!
Lagomorph skrev:
I have no idea about your chess knowlege, but I think you have the best username on chess.com
well thank you. if you meant my username ofc.
WSama skrev:
All you do is declare mate. There's no way out of it. No skipping a turn, none of that nonsense.
In an official match where time and mental energy is critical, the opponent doesn't have to prove anything if you've declared a mistakened mate. They should simply play their move and the game goes on. So yes, becareful before you make your move, it would simply be counted as a blunder if you were in fact wrong.
I totally agree with you
RhythmOfTheKnight0021 wrote:
You do not have to take the king. Actually, you CANNOT take the king. Under FIDE rules, capturing the king is an immediate loss. Once the king is in checkmate, the game is over.
The reason the game ends is because the king is about to get taken, it's just for the sake of shortening the end game process hhohohohohohHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA. You can take the king lololol
I have no idea about your chess knowlege, but I think you have the best username on chess.com