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The disadvantage is the fact that you're obligated to move. The outcome of the move is not determined though.
by Krasnol 6mo ago
The disadvantage is the fact that you're obligated to move. The outcome of the move is not determined though.
- alex43578 6mo ago“Any legal move will worsen their position”, so the outcome of your move is determined to be inherently negative.
- Krasnol 6mo agoThe word has it's use outside the chess world though and there it is as I wrote it.
- layer8 6mo agoMore accurately, it’s being forced to move a specific piece despite disadvantages, because not moving it would result in an even worse outcome — as opposed to moving a different piece that you’d otherwise prefer to move. So it means being forced to move that first piece instead of not moving it (instead of moving a different piece). And that’s the generalized meaning in German, being forced to act with respect to a specific thing, where you’d normally prefer to keep it in its current state.
- darkwater 6mo agoWhat happens if you don't move in chess? Honest question.
- tromp 6mo agoYou run out of time on your clock. If you press your clock without moving, the opponent will alert the referee to sort you out. And if you play without a clock, your opponent will get annoyed at you taking forever to move.