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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The king is not weak. In 100% of games it's the last piece to fall.

Statistically the pawn to the rightmost of the white king also survives in some 70%, while the queen only has about 49% chance of survival to the end.

The knights and the pawn in front of the queen are the first to go.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 year ago

The king is not weak. In 100% of games it's the last piece to fall.

Yes, well that's because he puts everyone else in harm's way first. Typical behavior for a "noble".

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In 100% of games it's the last piece to fall.

I see we haven't been matched yet. I will quit in any of these cases (I call these legal cheats, because frankly it shouldn't be allowed):

  • castling, obviously
  • en passant, obviously
  • promotion, obviously
  • horsey jumping in front of the pawns as first move (wtf)
  • pawns moving 2 squares (op)
  • bishop taking my rook (unfair, I didn't mean that last move)
  • me having the black (imba)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When en passant is forced but now you have to resign because you played a legal cheat

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

You can just declare stalemate. OP moves don’t count as legal moves.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Google the nerd emoji

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

The parallel to real battles is amusing from a symbolic perspective. The survivors are the useless pieces of shit who can't even attack.