Why is the king so weak in chess?

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Chessking4640
ThePsychoGurl wrote:
Trophies100 wrote:

 

just Play and practice , you will become Good

Ill keep on trying ig

 

UwU_Shruthi
Trophies100 wrote:
ThePsychoGurl wrote:
Trophies100 wrote:

 

just Play and practice , you will become Good

Ill keep on trying ig

 

Yee that's da spirit . Don't cry dat ur a weak player !

UwU_Shruthi
ViktheGod wrote:

The king is weak because if it were any stronger, that would make it nearly impossible to checkmate

Awesome Reasoning Skills !

andrzejkmicic37
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AMJ1206 wrote:

1 more reason why the king is so very weak in chess

He didnt support Communism

*Epic music plays*

allgoodpeople23

I think the relative weakness of the king in chess reflects historical awareness that "kings" were often little more that figureheads manipulated by others who held the real power.

Ubik42
In the endgame the king is considered to be between the bishop and the rook in strength.
The_Blue_Nightshade

THERE IS THAT OPTION

TRAP4MOUSE

can king become a strong piece in the future?

Pulpofeira

The king is not weak. It's forced to hide and retreat because its capture ends the game. If there was not such a key piece and the game was just all about winning material, for example, a piece with the king's powers would be quite useful even in the middlegame.

noImAparrot

wdym it's so strong

AutisticCath

He's not. He just had one too many pints so he's a little tipsy.

Tails204

The king isn't that weak tbh. It just cannot move to squares attacked by the pieces of the opposite color. If the king and its pieces cannot save it from capture, then it is checkmate.

TRAP4MOUSE

no! king is the worst piece at chess

TRAP4MOUSE

every one hate it

talliholic

all the pieces and pawns hate the king because the king always tells them to go to squares where they will die (blunders)

TRAP4MOUSE

king always sucks we lose our piece at discover check and other tactics like fork and moree

TRAP4MOUSE

#king-sucks-always