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Source unknown, some sites assign it to Oppressive Silence comics by Ethan Vincent. But that website in the corner is shady

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PunnyName@lemmy.world
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Have to put him in check, while also preventing him from moving into another spot that could also put him into check.

This would likely have been a stalemate anyway.

Edit: the bishop’s existence didn’t even register to me when I made this comment. More pieces are better, and yes, King and Queen are sufficient to mate. However, the fewer the pieces you have, the lower your chances of success.

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AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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King and queen is fully sufficient to checkmate

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PunnyName@lemmy.world
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I said likely. I know it’s sufficient, but it’s not inevitable.

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AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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It is inevitable, there’s no maybe about it

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SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz
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It’s been a long time since I played, but king+queen+bishop should be pretty achievable?

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AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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It is, king and queen is all you need

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gnutrino@programming.dev
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This would likely have been a stalemate anyway.

How come? I’m not very good at chess personally but I was under the impression that queen-bishop-king was generally sufficient to force a mate.

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PunnyName@lemmy.world
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Somehow I didn’t even register the existence of the bishop. It’s possible to mate with just king and queen, but more pieces the better.

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