9 points

Wonder if he’s ranked

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6 points

Just looking loosely at the board I can see he’s controlling the center in 2 if not all 3 pictures, so he’s at least got good fundamentals. Would be fun to know his rank.

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2 points

I’d like to see some of his games.

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14 points

yet no real use found for en passant

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10 points

“Pawns can only move one space, except for their first move, when they can move two” - Statement by the utterly deranged.

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2 points

I’m already keeping track of the kings and rooks for castling reasons. Remembering whether any of the 16 pawns has moved is too overwhelming and turns IRL chess into a game of who can get away with the other player’s bad memory.

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Err… Maybe I just missed the joke, but… If the pawn is in its initial position it means it hasn’t moved yet.

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94 points

Holy crap, how long does a game of chess take?!

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38 points

My great-uncle used to play chess by mail.

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24 points
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I love the sequence here. He’s been thinking of that move for 40 years

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11 points

Something about a table made for chess bothers me. IDK why though. It makes sense.

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6 points

That’s not a table. It’s a thick chess board with a pedestal.

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