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“Death” one of 5 ways to lose at Chess, according to PGN standard

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“Death” one of 5 ways to lose at Chess, according to PGN standard

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Post by heydemo » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:06 PM UTC

“Death” one of 5 ways to lose at Chess, according to PGN standard
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Post by rawling » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:14 PM UTC

Or indeed draw, presumably.

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Post by Closi » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:16 PM UTC

rawling wrote: post #2

Or indeed draw, presumably.

Nope, the rules clearly state if you die you lose.

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Post by vadfa » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:17 PM UTC

It's funny to think that someone put all of those values in an array of some computer code somewhere.

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Post by spicybright » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:19 PM UTC

I mean hey, some rules are written in blood.

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Post by inglor_cz » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:20 PM UTC

Closi wrote: post #3

rawling wrote: post #2

Or indeed draw, presumably.

Nope, the rules clearly state if you die you lose.

What if both players die at the same time?

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Post by nkrisc » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:21 PM UTC

And to think, I could have won all those matches I lost simply by killing my opponent.

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Post by bcraven » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:21 PM UTC

inglor_cz wrote: post #6

Closi wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nope, the rules clearly state if you die you lose.

What if both players die at the same time?

That question doesn't make any sense in a turn-based game.

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Post by ALittleLight » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:22 PM UTC

inglor_cz wrote: post #6

Closi wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nope, the rules clearly state if you die you lose.

What if both players die at the same time?

I'd assume the player who could not complete their turn would be the losing player.

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Post by inglor_cz » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:24 PM UTC

bcraven wrote: post #8

inglor_cz wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What if both players die at the same time?

That question doesn't make any sense in a turn-based game.

So the rule "whoever dies, loses" only applies to players whose turn it currently is? I thought it was a bit more universal.

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