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Why can't you capture the King in chess when victory has been declared? (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by RyanGosling@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I'm not talking about the technical rules of legal moves when your king is checked. I'm talking about when there's checkmate and the victor and the loser are set in stone. Why can't I capture the king at that point? I can understand why you can't do so with a resignation because your pieces likely aren't near the king.

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[–] Cummunism@hexbear.net 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

because checkmate ends the game. wtf is this question?

[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But I want the king.

[–] Cummunism@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago

the king a weak lil shit who can barely move, meanwhile the queen jumping all over the damn place.

[–] edge@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago

Why does checkmate end the game instead of actually capturing the king?