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[–] [email protected] 215 points 2 months ago (47 children)

Queen moves into a space that stops king from moving as you cannot move into a check. It's a forced draw.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Huh? I thought having no valid moves that wouldn't lead to the king's death was a loss. How DO you lose then?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (10 children)

Have to put him in check, while also preventing him from moving into another spot that could also put him into check.

This would likely have been a stalemate anyway.

Edit: the bishop's existence didn't even register to me when I made this comment. More pieces are better, and yes, King and Queen are sufficient to mate. However, the fewer the pieces you have, the lower your chances of success.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's been a long time since I played, but king+queen+bishop should be pretty achievable?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

It is, king and queen is all you need

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