How to Capture Online Chess Pieces

Capturing chess pieces online is very easy. However, we should observe some rules on capturing online. And take note that these rules are strictly observed.

First, capturing online is simply putting the capturing piece over the one to be captured. Then, the computer program does the rest of the procedure for us. We don't need to put the captured piece away from the board, we don't need to worry about a captured piece being accidentally placed back on the board, and we don't need to worry about the opponent wanting to recall a move. All these are taken care of by the computer program.

We should be aware that capturing online observes the touch-move rule. Thus, before making a capture we must make sure that our capturing piece will be safe after the capture is made. Don't be in haste. Study the capture thoroughly before clicking on the capturing piece. Is the piece to be captured supported? Remember that support may come close by or from afar. Some backup supports come from long distance and are not readily obvious.

Capturing chess pieces online is done by putting the piece for capturing right over the piece to be captured. For a short moment the two pieces will overlap. But the piece captured will disappear and be automatically reflected on the online score board of the player who did the capture. A miniature representation of the captured piece will appear there.

For a more detailed description of a capture, any enemy piece that stands in the way of our piece is candidate for a capture. We should study well the pros and cons when capturing a piece that is supported by an enemy piece. Sometimes it does us good, sometimes it doesn't. A knight and a pawn, however, can only capture enemy pieces found at the end square of their path.

On traditional boards, we cannot just capture a king and a queen or any other major piece without announcing a check. Online, we just do a technical check. We cannot announce it ourselves. The notation will indicate it, though. But sometimes an indication of check is unnoticed by the concerned player in the heat of battle. So we must be doubly vigilant when playing online. The only thing the software program announces clearly is a checkmate.

Capturing chess pieces online should be done with discretion. Always remember that the touch-move rule is strictly enforced online. There is no way we can re-do a completed move.