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[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Well I don't know whose turn it is, but it's not even check, so no.

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

Whooosh.

You may know chess, but you don't know memes. It is definitely loss.

[-] festnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

haha get whoooshed

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

It was a joke. I suppose I could have made it more obvious.

[-] festnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

no no it was pretty clear dw about it

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

Black has 2 white-square bishops. Why not promote to a queen instead?

[-] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago

Just taking the maximum amount of material is not romantic, so the bishop is taken to avoid being haunted by Chigorin and Zukertort

[-] Uruanna@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Black already has a white square queen too.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Also both players' rooks are touching. They're the tank, resistant but hard to move (literal tons of stone), so they're best kept apart (hence their starting position) to cover for each DPS.

And 2 pairs of white scouts behind each other? This is inefficient and hinders their attack options, which is why they start at exactly 1 pawn per file. And the junglers should be more developed at this stage of the game, they're among the first to go exploring thanks to the Jump ability.

[-] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

It's actually a balanced position according to stockfish, so not loss yet.

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[-] Kanda@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

I like the incredibly elaborate way of saying you get the joke

this post was submitted on 24 May 2026
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