Chess discussion

Beckendorf_Direscope 2021-10-19 02:16:36 UTC #3161

[https://www.chess.com/article/view/squid-game-chess-memes?alert=content]

Elizabeth_Newroad 2021-10-19 02:20:57 UTC #3162

I was wondering when someone would notice.

Hans_Oddcraft 2021-10-26 19:36:37 UTC #3163

What is the best move white can make here?

Beckendorf_Direscope 2021-10-26 20:33:32 UTC #3164

Resignation?

Iliara_Mustardtop 2021-10-26 20:39:36 UTC #3165

It’s not ideal, but Qg5 to e3? Maybe.

Hans_Oddcraft 2021-10-26 20:43:37 UTC #3166

That would be mate in two.

Danyul_Braziervest 2021-10-26 20:43:48 UTC #3167

White could move his queen to the bottom of the board in view of both the black king and the rook, checking the king. The rook is then forced to kill the queen, which allows the white king to move closer to the black knight. The black player is then forced to move the knight away, or just move the rook back to where it was. If the latter, the king can kill the knight, and have only the rook to deal with. That's the best I could come up with.

Were you white, Hans? and did you win?

Hans_Oddcraft 2021-10-26 20:44:57 UTC #3168

I was black and won. I just thought it an interesting position to consider from white's perspective.

Beckendorf_Direscope 2021-10-26 22:04:33 UTC #3169

If you pasted the FEN, I could use my membership to do an in-depth computer analysis.

Sierepica_Fuzzywalker 2021-10-26 23:52:17 UTC #3170

I would go with pawn to f4 to allow the king to escape. That’s the third pawn from the left in front of the white king.

Hans_Oddcraft 2021-10-27 00:08:22 UTC #3171

Knight d3 would be checkmate in that case.

Sierepica_Fuzzywalker 2021-10-27 00:14:33 UTC #3172

Pawn to g3 might work on a nose. headscratch The knight makes it so the king can’t move, but if the knight moves, the king can escape.

Hans_Oddcraft 2021-10-27 00:30:06 UTC #3173

That would lead to the lose of the queen which is a death sentence.

Sierepica_Fuzzywalker 2021-10-27 00:54:15 UTC #3174

If losing the Queen is a death sentence, I think White is doomed in this position.

Hans_Oddcraft 2021-10-27 00:56:26 UTC #3175

That was what I concluded.

Jayhawk_Greencape 2021-10-27 17:20:50 UTC #3176

h3? That would allow the king to escape in that position.

Danyul_Braziervest 2021-10-27 18:58:40 UTC #3177

For once we actually discuss chess, as opposed to chessages

Sierepica_Fuzzywalker 2021-10-27 19:35:40 UTC #3178

Knight to f3 is checkmate in that case. The knight attacks the king's escape square, and while the pawn could take the knight, that doesn't stop the rook's check which leads to checkmate.

Agreed. This is much better.

What is the best move for black here?

Jayhawk_Greencape 2021-10-27 19:58:04 UTC #3179

Ah. I see. In that case, resignation (Hans's). As to yours, activating the light squared bishop looks like a nice option.

Sierepica_Fuzzywalker 2021-10-27 20:09:07 UTC #3180

Good idea, but that's not the best move for mine. If White plays d5 which is what white typically does here, said light-squared bishop will be blocked in and become trapped. Taking the pawn at d5 will be retaken with the c-pawn and the trap becomes really hard to get out of.