The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 10 hours agoCome with me if you want to live.media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down10
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minus-squareJankatarch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-27 hours agoLooks like a stalemate is approaching.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 hours agoIt depends on whose turn it is. If it’s black’s turn in this position, white will win. If it’s white’s turn, I believe it’s a draw.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoCool, that’s what I thought. I know the “opposition” rule of thumb and can visualize the win for white, but I always have trouble visualizing the defending king’s stall.
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoNope, king escorts pawn across the board, pawn gets promoted to queen, king and queen work together to get checkmate. The only danger of stalemate is after the pawn gets promoted, and even then it’s easy to avoid if you know what you’re doing
Looks like a stalemate is approaching.
It depends on whose turn it is. If it’s black’s turn in this position, white will win. If it’s white’s turn, I believe it’s a draw.
Correct
Cool, that’s what I thought. I know the “opposition” rule of thumb and can visualize the win for white, but I always have trouble visualizing the defending king’s stall.
Nope, king escorts pawn across the board, pawn gets promoted to queen, king and queen work together to get checkmate.
The only danger of stalemate is after the pawn gets promoted, and even then it’s easy to avoid if you know what you’re doing