If a king is placed in double check, the king must get out of both checks on the following move. Since it is impossible to capture both checking pieces or block both lines of attack in a single move, a double check can be escaped only by moving the king out of check. The king itself, however, can capture one of the checking pieces or another enemy piece if it brings the king into safety. If none of these possibilities can get the king out of check, then it is checkmated and the game is lost by the checkmated player.