Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz · 10 months agoWhy is this not checkmate?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down16
arrow-up194arrow-down1imageWhy is this not checkmate?lemmy.worldThekingoflorda@lemmy.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz · 10 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonderlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoDon’t be silly, basically you can get off the horsey and go around the obstacle, but the this doesn’t work for eg a pawn cause what are you going to do, split in two?
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoWhile is this technically possible, it takes too much time (about 2-3 turns depending on the size and fitness of the horsey). That’s what they don’t tell you. “Horseys can jump, the Germans call them The Jumper.” Yes, but at what cost?
Don’t be silly, basically you can get off the horsey and go around the obstacle, but the this doesn’t work for eg a pawn cause what are you going to do, split in two?
While is this technically possible, it takes too much time (about 2-3 turns depending on the size and fitness of the horsey).
That’s what they don’t tell you. “Horseys can jump, the Germans call them The Jumper.” Yes, but at what cost?