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[-] bstix@feddit.dk 32 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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.

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 67 points 9 months 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".

[-] drolex@sopuli.xyz 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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)
[-] Olmai@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

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

[-] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 9 months ago

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

[-] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
[-] bstix@feddit.dk 9 points 9 months 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.

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