What if you oppenent moves put them in check, does your next move take the king or just call out check?

Question

What if you oppenent moves put them in check, does your next move take the king or just call out check?

Answer 1

It is not a legal chess move to move yourself into check, by the rules you cannot do this......

If they can make no move which would not move them into check you automatically win the game, it's how you get a checkmate...

Answer 2

Technically, you aren't supposed to allow them to move into check.  When all moves would put them into check they are in check mate.

Answer 3

No one can move themself into check. If they can make no other move then they loose. If they are IN check and cannot move to another place without still being in check then they loose.

Answer 4

Moving your king into check is an illegal move.

If it's just a casual game then you could allow your opponent to take back their move and continue the game. If you were playing a casual game of speed chess then you could capture your opponent's king and claim a win.

But, with respect to tournament chess the rules are a little different. If you noticed your opponents mistake, you would call the tournament director (TD) over and ask for a ruling. What you would do is let your opponent know that you are making a claim, stop both clocks and go and get the TD.

The type of ruling depends on the type of tournament it is. I believe for speed chess, the TD might add time to your clock, but with respect to regular tournament chess the TD will subtract time from your opponents clock. Play then will continue from the position before the illegal move was made.

Please note that a move is only illegal if it is an official move. In most speed chess tournaments, a move only becomes official when your opponent punches their clock. So, even though they might move their king into check, your opponent still has time to legally correct their mistake until they press their clock. In regular OTB (Over the Board) chess, your opponent's move only becomes official when they release the piece (unless they have said "adjust"). Once they let go of the piece they are holding, their move becomes official whether it's legal or not.

Answer 5

My understanding is that the king doesn't ever leave the

board, so you don't "take" it.  When it's checkmate, it's over.

But they can't make a move that puts them in check, because

then your next move would be checkmate, and it's over.