[ Help | Earliest Comments | Latest Comments ][ List All Subjects of Discussion | Create New Subject of Discussion ][ List Earliest Comments Only For Pages | Games | Rated Pages | Rated Games | Subjects of Discussion ]Single Comment The FIDE Laws Of Chess. The official rules of Chess from the World Chess Federation.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating] Peter Leyva wrote on Sun, Apr 25, 2004 06:22 AM UTC:Mike, The king may only take a piece to get out of check, as long as the piece is not being protected by a fellow piece. Otherwise it is checkmate. Sincerely Pete Leyva