▁Mar in ▁County , ▁California ▁Category : West ▁Mar in ▁Category : C ensus - design ated ▁places ▁in ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁king ▁( <0xE2> <0x99> <0x94> , <0xE2> <0x99> <0x9A> ) ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁piece ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁ch ess . ▁The ▁object ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁to ▁threaten ▁the ▁oppon ent ' s ▁king ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁escape ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁( check mate ). ▁If ▁a ▁player ' s ▁king ▁is ▁threatened ▁with ▁capture , ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁check , ▁and ▁the ▁player ▁must ▁remove ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁move . ▁If ▁this ▁cannot ▁be ▁done , ▁the ▁king ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁check mate , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁loss ▁for ▁that ▁player . ▁Play ers ▁cannot ▁make ▁any ▁move ▁that ▁places ▁their ▁own ▁king ▁in ▁check . ▁Although ▁the ▁king ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁piece , ▁it ▁is ▁usually ▁the ▁weak est ▁piece ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁until ▁a ▁later ▁phase , ▁the ▁end game . ▁ ▁P lacement ▁and ▁movement ▁White ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁king ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁queen . ▁Black ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁king ▁directly ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁white ▁king . ▁The ▁white ▁king ▁starts ▁on ▁e 1 ▁and ▁the ▁black ▁king ▁on ▁e 8 . ▁ ▁A ▁king ▁can ▁move ▁one ▁square ▁in ▁any ▁direction ▁( hor izont ally , ▁vert ically , ▁or ▁diag on ally ) ▁unless ▁the ▁square ▁is ▁already ▁occupied ▁by ▁a ▁friendly ▁piece ▁or