Source unknown, some sites assign it to Oppressive Silence comics by Ethan Vincent. But that website in the corner is shady

  • Eiri@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    Huh? I thought having no valid moves that wouldn’t lead to the king’s death was a loss. How DO you lose then?

    • smeg@feddit.uk
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      12 hours ago

      That would be the case if the king was currently in check, but as he’s currently on a safe space then it’s stalemate

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      5 hours ago

      Have to put him in check, while also preventing him from moving into another spot that could also put him into check.

      This would likely have been a stalemate anyway.

      Edit: the bishop’s existence didn’t even register to me when I made this comment. More pieces are better, and yes, King and Queen are sufficient to mate. However, the fewer the pieces you have, the lower your chances of success.

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        11 hours ago

        This would likely have been a stalemate anyway.

        How come? I’m not very good at chess personally but I was under the impression that queen-bishop-king was generally sufficient to force a mate.

        • PunnyName@lemmy.world
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          5 hours ago

          Somehow I didn’t even register the existence of the bishop. It’s possible to mate with just king and queen, but more pieces the better.