The pawns have revolted and formed an anarchist commune. What should I do in this position? (I'm white)

3 years ago by itszednotzee to c/anarchychess

ouigol 43 points 3 years ago

Idk anything about chess strategy but I don’t see why saying your race is relevant to this

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itszednotzee 28 points 3 years ago

"What should I do (I'm white)" Literally shut up, nobody asked which race you are, in my eyes it's irrelevant. The fact that race influences chess so much is a symptom of inherent systemic racism in the world.

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lugal 2 points 3 years ago

I totally agree even though I'm white myself

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TempleSquare 43 points 3 years ago

Ignore their reasonable critiques of your recent royal decisions and instead insist that you aren't backing down, even if the pawns are setting the chess board on fire and leaving the game. Start praising other kings to make yourself look good b by association.

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itszednotzee 28 points 3 years ago

I accused them of blackmail, called them 'noise' and 'landed gentry' and most of them came back. Thanks for the suggestion!

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kuna 25 points 3 years ago

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name_NULL111653 9 points 3 years ago

Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

(have we replaced r/unexpectedmontypython yet?)

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Crow_of_Minerva 21 points 3 years ago

Google Paris in 1789

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UprisingVoltage 11 points 3 years ago

Holy Révolution!

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jxk 8 points 3 years ago

Literal accent aigu

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l3mming 19 points 3 years ago

Hi Spez, my advice is to hold off for a while on that IPO.

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itszednotzee 29 points 3 years ago

Ok, but I like money. Sorry, I meant I like money. Sorry, I meant I like money. Sorry, I meant I like money.

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Izzent 10 points 3 years ago

Saved your comment, pure gold.

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zeerooth 19 points 3 years ago

google horde chess

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itszednotzee 23 points 3 years ago

Holy shit that's actually a thing. Wait no uhh I mean uhh Holy chess variant

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name_NULL111653 4 points 3 years ago

Actual zombie horde.

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Izzent 6 points 3 years ago

It's so difficult

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kronicmage 17 points 3 years ago

Pay some pawns money or other incentives to stay in place and not move forward. Then you can easily take care of the smaller portion of pawns that do get ahead. Plus you also sow discord among the pawns and divide them between sellouts and otherwise

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Hagarashi8 14 points 3 years ago

-Promote bishop to king

-Send him to pawns

-Say that everything is his fault

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ZILtoid1991 14 points 3 years ago

Just hire some "counter-intelligence" chess-pieces to destroy their movement from the inside!

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itszednotzee 13 points 3 years ago

I hired some guy but he seems to be organising the revolution into a unified communist state and industrialising instead?

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name_NULL111653 4 points 3 years ago

Holy Marxism!

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lugal 1 point 3 years ago

Actual tankies

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phthalocyanin 13 points 3 years ago

Google no pasaran

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fsniper 13 points 3 years ago

Import white pawns across from the other tables, arm them with shields and force move black pawns out on the north side.

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itszednotzee 3 points 3 years ago

Now the new slaves pawns are also revolting, what now?

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phthalocyanin 8 points 3 years ago

offer some pawns a position of priveledge in return for enforcing your hegemony by inflicting violence on other pawns.

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Anwarias 4 points 3 years ago

You mean, offer them a promotion?

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phthalocyanin 3 points 3 years ago

promoted to cop/landlord

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nowitslikemagic 12 points 3 years ago

I genuinely wonder if it's winnable for white.

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lrabbt 11 points 3 years ago

I'm pretty sure the only victory condition in chess is to have the opponent's king checked, so I don't think white can win, unless black surrenders

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eatham 2 points 3 years ago

If they have no king , you must kill all their pieces

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vegasq 12 points 3 years ago

Defederate from those lunatics.

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odium 11 points 3 years ago

Tell them the pawns on row 8 are the cause of all their problems.

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Jimmni 10 points 3 years ago

If you’re in the US, call the police.

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0v0 5 points 3 years ago

Google Dunsany's chess

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woomy_boy 5 points 3 years ago

i love being white

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nf3xn 4 points 3 years ago

@itszednotzee castle left, create a corridor to back rank for one rook via the a file.

Kill them all.

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logi 1 point 3 years ago

Then see if you can kill all the pawns before you're suddenly facing 6 queen's.

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needthosepylons 4 points 3 years ago

Google en MursDesFédérant

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TheSpermWhale 4 points 3 years ago

google 'Stolypin's necktie'

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jeansburger 3 points 3 years ago

That means nothing to me

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TheSpermWhale 2 points 3 years ago

holy hell

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Hotzilla 4 points 3 years ago

How does en passant work here?

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Ehllay 4 points 3 years ago

Teleport behind them

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TheFermentalist 3 points 3 years ago

Concede

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