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Chess (Shen) (cdn.imgchest.com)
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[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

What's the joke?

[-] Akagigahara@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

I think it's because a Knight/Horse can stay outside a Queen's path while still threatening her.

[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

It's also in the position to take out the queen by forcing the king to move out of check.

[-] ech@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

I love a joke comic that logically checks out.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Oh, it's displaying a fork. THAT'S a horse?

[-] Akagigahara@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Not sure what you mean by fork.

And I'd say so, looks like a horse/pony to me

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

The knight is threatening two valuable pieces at the same time, forcing the opponent to lose 1 of them. That maneuver is referred to as a fork in chess.

[-] ar1@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 days ago

And this special one is called royally...no sorry, royal fork...

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