Wait. moving your king to the other side of the board is a win?
whaaaaa?
I don't think that's true.
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Jan 28, 2021
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mip67 wrote:
Wait. moving your king to the other side of the board is a win?
whaaaaa?
I don't think that's true.
Yes, there is a common misconception among chess players, both beginning and advanced, that a silly rule, originating in Australia, named "Check, mate!" is in place to determine the winner of a chess game when in reality, whoever gets their king to the opposite rank of the board is deemed the truthful victor.
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Jan 29, 2021
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#65
I didn't realize it was a check mate (I was so low on pieces before the pawn promotion) that I thougt this was a glitch!
I thought mate would be soon, but not this soon...
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