In order for a king to jump other pieces in checkers across the board do they have to have a space in between?

Question

say that u have a king. and you r in a corner, there are two of your opponent's pieces in the middle of that row, do your opponent's pieces have to have a space in between each other?

Answer 1

For real? You don't know how to play checkers?

Answer 2

Yes.

You capture an opponent's piece (piece or king) by jumping over it, diagonally, to the adjacent vacant square beyond it.

Without the adjacent vacant square beyond it, there is no capture allowed.

Chess has international rules.  Checkers has national rules.

I answered the question from How To Play Checkers Using Standard U.S. Rules.

The American Checkers Federation maintains the standard for the current rules.

A piece making a capturing move (a jump) leaps over one of the opponent's pieces, landing in a straight diagonal line on the other side. Only one piece may be captured in a single jump; however, multiple jumps are allowed on a single turn.

Kings may combine jumps in several directions -- forward and backward -- on the same turn. Single pieces may shift direction diagonally during a multiple capture turn, but must always jump forward (toward the opponent).

You capture an opponent's piece (piece or king) by jumping over it, diagonally, to the adjacent vacant square beyond it. The three squares must be lined up: your jumping piece (piece or king), opponent's piece (piece or king), empty square. A king can jump diagonally, forward or backward. A piece which is not a king, can only jump diagonally forward. You can make a multiple jump, with one piece only, by jumping to empty square to empty square. In a multiple jump, the jumping piece or king can change directions, jumping first in one direction and then in another direction. You can only jump one piece with any given jump, but you can jump several pieces with a move of several jumps. You remove the jumped pieces from the board. You cannot jump your own piece. You cannot jump the same piece twice, in the same move. If you can jump, you must. And, a multiple jump must be completed; you cannot stop part way through a multiple jump. If you have a choice of jumps, you can choose among them, regardless of whether some of them are multiple, or not. A piece, whether it is a king or not, can jump a king.

If the player gets an uncrowned checker on the king's row because of a capturing move then he must stop to be crowned even if another capture seems to be available. He may then use his new king on his next move.

Answer 3

Yes there has to be a space to land each time.

Answer 4

yes a space must be between them just as if there were no king

Answer 5

Yes.  There must be an empty space to land on.

Answer 6

just as the other user's are saying, yes. you do have to have a space in between each square on the board. that's how i play it.

Answer 7

Yes, there has to be a space for your king to land in, and that space has to be empty.