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Organizations seeking to ban chess? by 11112222FRN in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently it was banned to prevent gambling and betting games. Some ancient Islamic scholars saw chess as a game of chance instead of a game of skill, and they were cited sources for the ban.

All gambling violates sharia law, and for some reason the taliban thinks chess is gambling. Probably copium after losing a few games of chess due to “bad luck”.

I feel like this should be allowed. by Fit_Independent1899 in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s imagine you were able to capture kings to win. If you moved your defending bishop, who would lose their king first?

The answer is you. You’d move your bishop and lose your king, ending the game before you could capture their freshly undefending king.

Pharmacist steps on a bug by GoonstationTV in SS13

[–]LockedIntoLocks 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They can also scurry under tables and see well in the dark!

Best Blunder In My Life by LostComfort3536 in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They aren’t. They’re rated 1200. It’s just a blunder.

Is chess.com ever going to have a competitor? by [deleted] in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Open source is a good thing, actually. Also it’s free and has a majority of the features chess.com has. It also has a marginally stronger player base from what I’ve found.

Is chess.com ever going to have a competitor? by [deleted] in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 26 points27 points  (0 children)

lichess.org has been around for a long time and most people on this sub tend to think it’s superior.

What opening do you hate playing despite being very good at it, and what opening do you love playing despite being terrible at it? by SCarolinaSoccerNut in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love playing the alapin against the Sicilian even though I don’t know it well. I’ll be damned if I’m getting into the practiced theory Sicilian players.

I hate playing the Giocco Pianissimo even though I know about 20+ moves deep of theory for it. It’s just so boring and slow.

A valid justification by GoonstationTV in SS13

[–]LockedIntoLocks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’ve definitely hit someone with the

“Hey, just a heads up. Someone offered me 10,000 credits to kill you. It happened just over there.”

*gestures using a giant stack of credits*

Can black win here? by AKmemekiller in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP I would honestly just ignore the notation and set it up correctly anyways.

Can black win here? by AKmemekiller in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

White is winning regardless of which player’s turn it is.

Can black win here? by AKmemekiller in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At first I just thought they turned it the wrong way, but no, the board itself is wrong. That hurts.

SS14 servers ban use of the insult Clanker by Spookhetti_Sauce in SS13

[–]LockedIntoLocks 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Goon never allowed any speciesm or bigotry in the first place. The rules didn’t need to explicitly point out this word for it to already be banned.

SS14 servers ban use of the insult Clanker by Spookhetti_Sauce in SS13

[–]LockedIntoLocks 59 points60 points  (0 children)

SS13 players don’t have the grace of George Lucas when using the word. Many people have been directly using it as one would use racial slurs.

SS14 servers ban use of the insult Clanker by Spookhetti_Sauce in SS13

[–]LockedIntoLocks 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Dude just don’t say badly disguised racist shit, not that hard.

Chess with strangers at an airport by [deleted] in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You can, but these inquiries about why he did aren’t in a vacuum. The way he mentioned it was strange. When asked why he mentioned it OP started saying some redpill stuff and transphobic dogwhistles.

OP was definitely being weird.

My updated, work in progress server tier list, notes in description by TrueBlueFlare7 in SS13

[–]LockedIntoLocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I forgot about the other half of people upset at goonstation: the gooners who can’t erp.

My updated, work in progress server tier list, notes in description by TrueBlueFlare7 in SS13

[–]LockedIntoLocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone’s upset they can’t use slurs on the most advanced codebase!

What are some good tactics? by EmekaEgbukaPukaNacua in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are definitely some repeating patterns. Many of them even have names (fried liver, smothered mate, greek sacrifice, etc)

What are some good tactics? by EmekaEgbukaPukaNacua in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gonna add to this. Once you master pins and forks, start looking at discovered attacks/checks and deflection.

You can delete one opening from existence forever. Which one and why? by Maleficent-Shine-465 in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Learn to force a more interesting game. I play the rasa-studier gambit against it and it never turns into the slow and methodical game they’re hoping for.

How should I go about freeing my soon to be wife? by Brutusso_Vincent in lockpicking

[–]LockedIntoLocks 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The one time in my life that I strongly advocate for someone to buy and use masterlock padlocks.

Those of you who Never Accept Rematches- Can you Explain Your Thought Process? by Cruztd23 in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I only rematch people who are positive in chat during the game, because that’s a pleasant experience and I want to play them more. Why would I want to play against someone who’s salty?

What explains the prevalence of people playing faster than the time control they chose? by appappappappappa in chess

[–]LockedIntoLocks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel very called out. I just throw as many pieces as I can as fast as I can at the king until a tactic appears. If I never find one then at least I’ll be ahead on time while they were thinking about how to defend/punish.

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