> To the players who play Chinese chess, it is the "actual chess".
Players who play "Chinese chess" don't call it "chess".
Why is this a checkmate?
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porkqupine wrote:
> To the players who play Chinese chess, it is the "actual chess".
Players who play "Chinese chess" don't call it "chess".
But then, what will the players of Chinese chess (xiangqi) label international chess as?
Black has the next turn here. I thought kings couldn't attack each other. Couldn't black king take the white queen and then the black king would be safe?
There is a logical reason (beyond the illegality) why kings cannot attack each other.
In any case, capturing the queen brings the king to each other, so it is illegal, just like nklristic mentioned.
But....how do you explain in chinese chess,
emperor can checkmate opposing emperor.
It's chinese chess. Its different from actual chess
To the players who play Chinese chess, it is the "actual chess".
Sure