cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25112863

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  • Steve Dice
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    1 month ago

    It shouldn’t. The whole point of a check mate is that the king will inevitably be captured. If you’re in no position to capture the king, then you can’t win.

    • dudinax@programming.dev
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      1 month ago

      That’s only true because Kings can’t move into check. This is an unnecessary rule that, like stalemate, makes little difference to high level players, but is a bad rule for low level players.

      • Steve Dice
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        1 month ago

        You seem to have a thing for calling anything beyond absolute beginners “high level”. Stop it.

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          1 month ago

          You’d call most people who play chess “absolute beginners”. Most people would hang their king if they could and would never remember the stalemate rule until it was too late.

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            1 month ago

            No, they wouldn’t. Anyone who’s been playing for like a month knows how to prevent a stalemate.