• bstix@feddit.dk
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    1 year ago

    The king is not weak. In 100% of games it’s the last piece to fall.

    Statistically the pawn to the rightmost of the white king also survives in some 70%, while the queen only has about 49% chance of survival to the end.

    The knights and the pawn in front of the queen are the first to go.

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      1 year ago

      The king is not weak. In 100% of games it’s the last piece to fall.

      Yes, well that’s because he puts everyone else in harm’s way first. Typical behavior for a “noble”.

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      In 100% of games it’s the last piece to fall.

      I see we haven’t been matched yet. I will quit in any of these cases (I call these legal cheats, because frankly it shouldn’t be allowed):

      • castling, obviously
      • en passant, obviously
      • promotion, obviously
      • horsey jumping in front of the pawns as first move (wtf)
      • pawns moving 2 squares (op)
      • bishop taking my rook (unfair, I didn’t mean that last move)
      • me having the black (imba)