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Why doesn't anyone ever promote to king? Are we stupid? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 4 weeks ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/anarchychess@sopuli.xyz
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[-] Ashelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 4 weeks ago

Because that activates a royal coup, where the new king plus half of your pieces turn a third color on the board

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 25 points 4 weeks ago

My ex-wife showed me this gambit.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

Blue team has joined the game.

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Calvin would have made a great Chess player.

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