(August 24, 2012 at 1:09 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Brillliant. This in chess terms would be called discovered check: one piece moves and by doing so reveals another, same-side piece, which directly checks the enemy King. The other chess term appropriate at this juncture is zugzwang, in which one player is in a position which can only get worse no matter what move s/he makes. U/D, never ever take up chess; you suck so badly at it.
Speaking of chess, here is a pic posted by Mr. Spock in another thread. Evidently, it is a picture of Undeceived playing chess with Stimbo. In this illustration, U/D, (the person moving his piece) is down to his king, two pawns, a bishop, and a knight. He has two obvious opportunities to capture his opponents queen (the most powerful piece on the board). His bishop has a clear shot at her, as does his knight. Instead, he is choosing to move one of his pawns two spaces forward. Brilliant!
http://www.coolchessgm.tk/wp-content/upl...ch-OPT.jpg
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