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The rook can pass through an attacked square. (White can castle queenside even if Black is attacking b1; Black can castle queenside even if White is attacking b8.) The king can have been in check earlier in the game.
In chess and similar games, check is a condition that occurs when a player's king is under threat of capture on the opponent's next turn. A king so threatened is said to be in check . A player must get out of check if possible by moving the king to an unattacked square, interposing a piece between the threatening piece and the king, or ...
A game can end in various ways besides checkmate: a player can resign, and there are several ways a game can end in a draw. While the exact origins of chess are unclear, modern rules first took form during the Middle Ages. The rules continued to be slightly modified until the early 19th century, when they reached essentially their current form.
Edits claiming that it is legal in chess to castle out of check are vandalism and can be reverted on sight without running afoul of WP:3RR. Making those bad edits to insert false information in the article is subject to WP:3RR so the anon is risking being blocked. Quale 03:49, 15 April 2011 (UTC) You cannot castle out of check.
In the diagrammed position from a game between Lev Polugaevsky and Larry Evans, [10] the rook on the seventh rank enables White to draw, despite being a pawn down. [11] Two rooks on the seventh rank are often enough to force victory by the blind swine mate, or at least a draw by perpetual check. [12]
The two knights endgame is a chess endgame with a king and two knights versus a king. In contrast to a king and two bishops (on opposite-colored squares), or a bishop and a knight, a king and two knights cannot force checkmate against a lone king (however, the superior side can force stalemate [1] [2]).
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The attacking piece is captured (not possible when in double check, unless the king captures). If none of the three options are available, the player's king has been checkmated, and the player loses the game. In casual games, when placing the opponent's king in check, it is common to announce "check", but this is not required by the rules of chess.