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revolutionary chess (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 77 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

surely only the 4 front black pawns can advance, all other pawns are locked in place by the polarising media owned by the elite

unless the 4 white pawns at the back become queens and can advance in any direction, because they're glamourous trendsetters from wealthy backgrounds who also want to take down the elite

[-] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 3 days ago

I don't think it would be particularly fun.

Sacrifice a tower (I forgot the English name) to get access to a corner, then get the queen in the lower left/right corner within 3 moves.

Then pick up the pawns one after the other from behind. The pawns themselves cannot move quickly to the other side because they need to keep a "triangle" formation for safety which requires time to build up.

[-] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 days ago

The word you're looking for is Rook.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Still, a good way to get rid of some troublesome pawns.

[-] Pringles@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 days ago

I'm not sure a sacrifice is even needed. You just need to get the queen to the backline and wreak havoc.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago

If they stay in formation you can always force a sacrifice. The pawns will always capture at least one piece.

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 3 days ago

!anarchychess@sopuli.xyz

[-] zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago

And if a pawn gets promoted, it's a class traitor and becomes your opponent's piece?

how about that counts as breaching the armoury and having access to their weapons?

[-] Luisp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

becomes a stalin piece

[-] skisnow@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 days ago

Is this a commentary on how some of the pawns get to the end and become Queens, thus perpetuating the cycle?

[-] Toribor@corndog.social 22 points 3 days ago

It would be funny if there was a condition that made them join the other side after being promoted.

[-] Luisp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

When the pawn get to the end trotski and lenin die mysteriously

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Once you show the horsies that they're being treated like disposable animals it's gg

[-] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 13 points 3 days ago

Anecdotal but I have not enjoyed it so far.

[-] Moonweedbaddegrasse@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

I remember playing something similar back in the day, the difference was that the pawn side got to move twice each turn.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago

What happens if one of the ruling class pieces gets behind the pawns, couldn't they pick them off slowly?

[-] notabot@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

Pawns can be promoted to queens when they get to the other side, and when the elite pieces get past the pawns they get promoted to 'media', and can slowly, but surely, pick them off.

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

If this might be a euphemism for billionaires fighting or controlling wider society, there would be at least 1000 rows of pawns.

[-] PushButton@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

And half the white pawns are capturing the black pawns because they are "cops".

Good luck winning that game.

[-] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 days ago

Variations like this are pretty standard for chess students.

[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago

Sounds like an advanced version of Fox Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_games

[-] drath@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Seems way too stacked in favor of black. In fact, I feel like it's a forced win in like 30 moves or less. Can someone knowledgeble plug this into fairy stockfish or something to confirm?

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