QuanfaKibitzer
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I'm not sure on this one.
Feb 17, 2026 7:05 AM
QuanfaKibitzer
1415
27
7
I'm not sure on this one.
Rihn
Take on g2, discovered check.
duktayp
PxP check ... PxR
RockyRococo
Pawn captures pawn on g2 with a check. King moves. Pawn captures rook and promotes.
OutboardOverlord
Good.
HardyandRamanujan
Simple: just overturn the board in a fit of rage and call your mom
Rayplays
medimr
I knew the punchline was coming. Still laughed.
Bytencoder
morningxafter
I’m not very good at chess but I think if you take that pawn of his in the upper left, you would also automatically put him in check, wouldn’t you?
Rihn
Yep. That pawn will promote after the check as well, while also capturing on h1. Huge.
morningxafter
Nice! Maybe I’m not as bad as I thought!
DutchBoeremeisie
1...cxb2X
(then he'll probably move the king E1)
pawn takes the rook and promotes to queen.
RockyRococo
*g2
UserSubLurkerMan
milkmymisanthropy
What does "1...cxb2X" mean?
medimr
I think they mean "capture on b2, check." But they've got the board upside down in their head. The pawns are up at g2.
DutchBoeremeisie
Yup, had it upside down. Don't chess before coffee.
milkmymisanthropy
Ah, okay, but I don't see why the computer should go with the king to E1, because then he would lose its tower. I'd block the pawn with the tower instead and then it depends on the next moves.
conMan76
you can't block with the tower because the king is in check ... the only viable moves are king E1, D2 and C2.
medimr
Bishop or knight to e2 would also work. But you're still losing that rook.