The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldcake to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz · 1 month agoWhy doesn't anyone ever promote to king? Are we stupid?sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down10
arrow-up1209arrow-down1imageWhy doesn't anyone ever promote to king? Are we stupid?sopuli.xyzThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldcake to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz · 1 month agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareAshelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up59arrow-down1·1 month agoBecause that activates a royal coup, where the new king plus half of your pieces turn a third color on the board
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 month agoMy ex-wife showed me this gambit.
minus-squarepdxfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoCalvin would have made a great Chess player.
Because that activates a royal coup, where the new king plus half of your pieces turn a third color on the board
My ex-wife showed me this gambit.
Blue team has joined the game.
Schism!
Calvin would have made a great Chess player.