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Can you forfeit your turn in chess?
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Wazinator wrote:
My friend and I were playing a game of chess. He has been playing longer than me and said that you can forfeit your turn in chess. I tend to trust him because of this, however, this was the first time he said this was a rule. This caused me to become suspicious so I looked it up on the internet. I couldn't find anything online that said you could or couldn't forfeit your turn. Please help me settle this dispute with my friend.
honestly, if your friend has been playing for quite some time and he still claims that you can forfeit your turn, then he is either really bad or a bit of a cheater. it's a very basic rule that you cannot forfeit your turn.
The same friend also said that if you hadn't moved your queen or king yet, then you could switch them around.
Mar 9, 2018
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No you can't simply "skip" your move in chess; your friend is either pulling a fast one by you, or the more likely, was misinformed themselves. In chess, during your turn, you MUST move - if no legal moves exist, the game is drawn by stalemate. In fact many endgames from famous grandmasters involve the use of the opponent forced to move. The chess term is the German word "zugswang" which translates roughly to "compulsion to move" and this you can look up. Often the endgame strategy involves creating a scenario where the opponent is forced into a "bad" move because they can't skip their turn. Perhaps your friend means well, but they are wrong - you MUST move if any move is still available.
You can not switch your king or queen around. You can not forfeit a move.
Mar 9, 2018
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Wazinator wrote:
I looked it up on the internet. I couldn't find anything online that said you could or couldn't forfeit your turn. Please help me settle this dispute with my friend.
Google or wiki "zugzwang"
Sounds like your friend is just making up his own rules.............I like him.
Mar 9, 2018
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Zugzwang (German for "compulsion to move", pronounced [ˈtsuːktsvaŋ]) is a situation found in chess and other games wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because they must make a move when they would prefer to pass and not move. The fact that the player is compelled to move means that their position will become significantly weaker. A player is said to be "in zugzwang" when any possible move will worsen their position.[1]
Mar 9, 2018
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#12
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No stalemate or zugwang
Imagine all those positions
Living life in peace ... Yoohoo
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My 4th wife forfeited her turn....... and that's why she's my 4th wife.
My friend and I were playing a game of chess. He has been playing longer than me and said that you can forfeit your turn in chess. I tend to trust him because of this, however, this was the first time he said this was a rule. This caused me to become suspicious so I looked it up on the internet. I couldn't find anything online that said you could or couldn't forfeit your turn. Please help me settle this dispute with my friend.