Can the King kill the Queen in check?

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SubtleNarwhal
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!♟
baddogno

Absolutely, unless the Q has a piece backing her up.

GChess

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.

baddogno

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. 

GChess
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! 

NilsIngemar

 

GChess

Thanks for the diagram!  

SubtleNarwhal

Thank you guys! Now I know hehe

GChess

Your dad should/will be quite surprised! 

Enjoy!

SubtleNarwhal

Thanks! He definitely will haha 

blueemu
gchess325 wrote:

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

When Kings Attack!     * dun-dun-dunnnnn *

wk_18

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.

AussieMatey

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

jeftakels
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

billyfromatlga

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

Circumlocutions
King Henry VIII asked a similar question centuries ago and the answer is yes
blueemu
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?

wkjdq3rbn
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

competitivedumbass
billyfromatlga wrote:

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

you are a fucking fool

MikaelDGK

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