Chess should end with king being taken, and king should be allowed to be placed into check.
2 days ago by u/lukmly013 đŸ (lemmy.sdf.org) to c/unpopularopinion
It's already both happened to me that I didn't notice I couldn't move a piece without exposing the king or that I won by accident. Had the game not announced this, I wouldn't have known.
And perhaps the opponent might not notice my mistake either. Or it could just be a strategic high-risk scenario, rather than a mistake.
Not to mention that there's nothing in the rules to prevent you from putting a mirror behind your opponent so you can see the location of their pieces
knights are OP and need to be nerfed tbh
It's worth mentioning that white has a small but notable advantage.
Technically, chess ends one turn before the king is taken. "Checkmate" basically means, "I can capture your king next turn of I want to and there's no way you can avoid it."
You're not allowed to put your own king in check because, if this were allowed, stalemate wouldn't be possible; the game would always end with the loser moving their king into check and the winner taking it. The rule allows the player of a losing game to still play for a draw, as opposed to simply resigning.
Can you explain how stalemates would be impossible if you could self-check? Functionally I donât see how thatâs any different from resigning.
You could still stalemate by avoiding check and causing threefold repetition.
If you refuse to make a move, you resign, you lose.
If you are unable to make a move, it's a stalemate, you do not lose.
It just gives you an extra chance to avoid a total loss by having your opponent make a mistake.
I mean I absolutely suck at chess (lack of working memory), and it's clear to me that you are correct.
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Chess has been extensively play tested and the balance is peak.
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