[ 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 Rules of Chess: The 50 moves rule. Answer to a frequently asked question on the rules of chess.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating] Larry Smith wrote on Sun, Jan 23, 2005 09:37 PM UTC:David, Since a King cannot move to an attacked cell, it could never attack an opponent King. But it can participate in the mate by restricting the movement of the opponent King.