Answers.Body: <p>Chess is a man-made game, so there is no obligation to adhere to any "natural" reasons. So the answer to your question is: the king cannot be captured because that is the rules of the game. And that rule exists because it makes the game more interesting.</p>
  
  <p>Castling, en passant and stalemate are also chess rules that are often considered "strange" or somehow incontiguous from the basic principles of the game. But these rules all exist to make the game more challenging and fun to play.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Why is the king never captured?  Please can anyone tell me? I have been asked this by a chess master who will not work with me until I answer correctly. </p>
  
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Comments.Text: Why should the king be captured? The game ends when certain requirements of the board are met in either a win, a loss, or a draw. None of those involve the king's capture.
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Comments.Text: Once I asked GM Bisguier if he'd instruct me. After a few moves, he told me I do not need a grand master. If you cannot answer that question, you do not need a master.
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Title: why is the king never captured?
ThreadText: # why is the king never captured?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-30)
  
  Why is the king never captured? Please can anyone tell me? I have been asked this by a chess master who will not work with me until I answer correctly.
  
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  > **username_1**: Why should the king be captured? The game ends when certain requirements of the board are met in either a win, a loss, or a draw. None of those involve the king's capture.  
  > **username_2**: Once I asked GM Bisguier if he'd instruct me. After a few moves, he told me I do not need a grand master. If you cannot answer that question, you do not need a master.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2015-08-30. Score: 1
  
  Chess is a man-made game, so there is no obligation to adhere to any "natural" reasons. So the answer to your question is: the king cannot be captured because that is the rules of the game. And that rule exists because it makes the game more interesting.
  
  Castling, en passant and stalemate are also chess rules that are often considered "strange" or somehow incontiguous from the basic principles of the game. But these rules all exist to make the game more challenging and fun to play.
  
  
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