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Source unknown, some sites assign it to Oppressive Silence comics by Ethan Vincent. But that website in the corner is shady
minus-squareOwlPaste@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoQueen moves into a space that stops king from moving as you cannot move into a check. It’s a forced draw.
minus-squareShiggles@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhat’s the benefit to the game of this being a draw instead of an obvious loss to white?
minus-squareEvolith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago“You didn’t win correctly.” - Chess (The original Dark Souls-themed tactical grid-based roguelike war game)
minus-squaregloog@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoStalemate rules mean that a player in a heavily disadvantaged position still has the opportunity to play for a draw, whether that comes from their own clever play or a mistake from their opponent (what happened in the comic).
Queen moves into a space that stops king from moving as you cannot move into a check. It’s a forced draw.
What’s the benefit to the game of this being a draw instead of an obvious loss to white?
“You didn’t win correctly.” - Chess (The original Dark Souls-themed tactical grid-based roguelike war game)
Stalemate rules mean that a player in a heavily disadvantaged position still has the opportunity to play for a draw, whether that comes from their own clever play or a mistake from their opponent (what happened in the comic).