Why does it end in a stalemate if all my pieces are alive and they have none? That’s not a stalemate, I can move freely and get them.
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#82If you enjoyed this, you might like Mind Chess, which can be played without a board and pieces [1]: Consider Mind Chess. Two players face each other. One says "Check." The other says "Check." The first says "Check." This continues until one of them says, instead, "Checkmate." That player wins -- superficially. In fact, the challenge is to put off checkmate for as long as possible, while still winning. This may be bet…
Wait, how is the "put off checkmate" objective scored? Turns before checkmate? Or what? Is it just a joke?
The sibling comment proposed a possible scoring mechanism which might result in enjoyable gameplay, but I think the bigger point (for me, at least) is the Mind Chess represents a reducto ad absurdum of the strategy game genre. It eschews as many rules as possible, leaving you only with the goal of knowing your opponent's mind. So Mind Chess is more of a thought exercise.
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#83I don’t know why this is stalemate: N4 N5, N6 K7, R5. Wouldn’t rook have the king in checkmate?
The rook doesnt attack the king because N6 is in the way. So black is not in check and has no legal moves, so stalemate.
Isnt that a forced move to K8? The king is forced to take N6 or move to K8, either of which results in a capture.
Isn't this the definition of checkmate, not stalemate?
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#84Why does it end in a stalemate if all my pieces are alive and they have none? That’s not a stalemate, I can move freely and get them.
In chess they cannot move onto a spot that would put them in check. If they can make no legal moves, it's a stalemate.
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#85Why does it end in a stalemate if all my pieces are alive and they have none? That’s not a stalemate, I can move freely and get them.
That is a standard rule in chess. If your opponent has no legal moves (i.e. no way to move without moving his king into check) and is not currently in check, it is considered stalemate, which is a draw.
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#86Minor typo: assming -> assuming :)
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
The rook doesnt attack the king because N6 is in the way. So black is not in check and has no legal moves, so stalemate.
Isnt that a forced move to K8? The king is forced to take N6 or move to K8, either of which results in a capture. Isn't this the definition of checkmate, not stalemate?
King isn't allowed to move to a square that would put him in check, so there are no legal moves available. Chess rules.
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#88This is stupid. I like it!
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#89I am ashamed to admit that i could not solve that even though i consider myself a decent player.
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#90If you enjoyed this, you might like Mind Chess, which can be played without a board and pieces [1]: Consider Mind Chess. Two players face each other. One says "Check." The other says "Check." The first says "Check." This continues until one of them says, instead, "Checkmate." That player wins -- superficially. In fact, the challenge is to put off checkmate for as long as possible, while still winning. This may be bet…
And if you like Mind Chess, you might enjoy Mornington Crescent, which has a similar flavor to it! [1]