I don't know much about chess but i have a few questions...?

Question

Why is the king only allowed to move 1 space and the queen across the whole board in one turn?

Can a king kill anything?

Answer 1

It isn't metaphysical, dude--it's just a game.

Answer 2

The King has never been able to move like the modern day Queen.

However, it is true that during and prior to the middle Ages , the Queen was the weakest piece on the board... it was allowed to move only one square diagonally in any diagonal direction, much like the Bishop of today, but only one square at a time.

The Bishop during that time was allowed to move TWO squares in a diagonal direction.

Sometime in the mid-late 1400s, the Queen's and Bishop's powers were expanded, and the Queen acquired her modern -day range.  Same with the Bishop.

Prior to the expansion of the Queen's mobility, the Rook reigned as the most powerful piece on the board.

It was during this time that the pawn's moves were altered to give them the option of advancing two squares on their first move, which aided in greatly speeding up the game.  This option forced the bringing about of the last move change rule  to be introduced into modern chess:  The En Passant capture.

These modern rules were in place by 1500, although it took parts of the world quite a while to fully adopt all the new "modern" rules.

And yes, a King can "kill", or capture, any enemy piece (except the other King) as long as doing so does not expose the King himself to immediate capture (i.e. put him in "check").  The King is the only piece that is not allowed to "sacrifice" himself.

And of course, the reason a King is not allowed to capture the  opponent's King is because moving one King within striking distance of the other King (one square away) would expose him to capture by the enemy King.  And a King can not move onto a square that is under enemy control.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Back before the Middle Ages, it was the King that could move like the Queen can, while the Queen could only move one space at a time. But the reversal, which came at about the time chess reached Europe, reflects the expanding roles and political power of females at the time, what with energetic regents and queens like Eleanor of Aquitaine.

As a result of this reversal, a Queen piece can influence a chunk of the board from far away, while a King, though without such power, can be devastatingly effective in supporting a pawn push or cramped games i.e. participation on a battlefield, while the Queen pulls strings from afar.

But yes, a King can still capture pieces.

Answer 5

It's just based on tradition, the King was to be protected at all costs. The Queen was very powerful and often commanded the army.

Yes the King can take some pieces.

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Answer 6

Hey! let the girls take care of everything! The boys... let's just enjoy everything we have:P

Yes, the king can capture pieces(I do not recomend that)

Answer 7

Yes, the King can capture (kill) any piece. However, it is usually best to protect the King by Castling, and keep him safe in the opening and middle of the game. But, once pieces are traded off and there are just a few pieces and pawns remaining. You should take advantage of the King and but him into action.

Answer 8

That's just the wayys of the game, dude...

Yes, he sure can

Answer 9

Ladies first. Heard of that before? The queen is usally in front of the king.