Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nope, the rules clearly state if you die you lose.
What if both players die at the same time?
Somehow, this thought has me think of a hypothetical Agatha Christie novel.
“Death” one of 5 ways to lose at Chess, according to PGN standard
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#12Is “unterminated” the default value? or can a game end with the value unterminated?
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Yes, as they can no longer complete the current turn. Traditionally chess is played with time limits, so it makes sense that death causes the current turn, and only the current turn, player to lose.
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#14 checkmate (n.) mid-14c., in chess, said of a king when it is in check and cannot escape it, from Old French eschec mat (Modern French échec et mat), which (with Spanish jaque y mate, Italian scacco-matto) is from Arabic shah mat "the king died" (see check (n.1)), which according to Barnhart is a misinterpretation of Persian mat "be astonished" as mata "to die," mat "he is dead." Hence Persian shah mat, if it is the ultimate source of the word, would be literally "the king is left helpless, the king is stumped."
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#15Does this imply killing the opponent is a viable strategy in chess?
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
If you see the other player die, you can make literally any legal move and win.
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#17And to think, I could have won all those matches I lost simply by killing my opponent.
Well, one of them at least. Getting another match is kind of tricky with that strategy.
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#18Does this imply killing the opponent is a viable strategy in chess?
Technically yes, but it is likely not a lawful defense to murder.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
So the rule "whoever dies, loses" only applies to players whose turn it currently is? I thought it was a bit more universal.
Yes, as they can no longer complete the current turn. Traditionally chess is played with time limits, so it makes sense that death causes the current turn, and only the current turn, player to lose.
This is logical, but the situation when the other player dies needs some solution too. Because the living player finishes their turn and then ... what? There isn't even anyone to have a turn anymore.
So for the sake of completeness, I would expect the rule to cover all deaths at the table.