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As an amateur who plays chess once every 5 years -- We tip the king, I didn't know there is a correct rotation, check mates are definitely out of the blue and s
by wingerlang 10y ago
As an amateur who plays chess once every 5 years -- We tip the king, I didn't know there is a correct rotation, check mates are definitely out of the blue and someone could definitely see check mates that us (the players) doesn't.
I am sure we've had illegal positions come up as well, but that one I can understand.
- dragontamer 10y agoI'm 1500 player in Chess.com, and I still miss out on "Checkmate in 2" or "Checkmate in 3" situations on occassion. That's why I review every single one of my games with Stockfish / SCID vs PC. Generally speaking, those Checkmates I miss are Queen or Rook sacrifices, or "Smothered Mates". There are plenty of checkmates that are obvious 10+ moves ahead... but if you aren't explicitly looking for a smothered mate, it tends to be hard to see IMO.