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Checkmate is forbidden because it's what the engine suggests. Check with a single escape is suddenly the goal. But if you're in check, do the rules say you ne
by klyrs 4y ago
Checkmate is forbidden because it's what the engine suggests. Check with a single escape is suddenly the goal.
But if you're in check, do the rules say you need to try to escape it? Or can you take the opportunity to capture the queen, thumbing your nose at the false threat?
- electrotype 4y agoYou can actually checkmate if there are two ways to do it and one is uglier.
- rnestler 4y agoNot really, read the fine print :) > When multiple moves have the top score, they are all top moves, even if visual markers (like move arrows) suggest the engine prefers one over the other. This would be the case for two check mates.
- bena 4y agoThe goal of the game is to capture the opposing player's King. Technically, you don't have to escape a check. But the other player can take your King and you'd lose. That's why checkmate is seen as a win, because on the player's next turn he can take the opponent's King and there's nothing the opponent can do about it. In rapid chess, if you overlook check or put your own King in check, your opponent can claim the win. Now, what happens in Human Chess, I don't know. Because I would assume that the best move would be to capture the King and win the game. Assuming that you can't capture the King because it's the recommended move, this does seem like something you could exploit to some degree.