this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2024
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[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 73 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The bishop is safe... for now.

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] menemen@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Hmm. New version of chess?

[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 5 months ago (3 children)

She can't move in any direction, because this is a photo.

Also, she's dead.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago

She can't be.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Ce n'est pas une reine.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

Nah, the monarchy just has a to get another pawn the other side of the board.

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think I've met like four people in my life who wouldn't get this joke.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

That's a pretty blessed life

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

I think it’s fine to not know Western Chess, I wouldn’t get a Janggi joke in the wild

[–] Snailpope@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

that's how you get zombies

[–] manucode@infosec.pub 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

With their tanks and their bombs

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)
[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Axeidents can happen

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

All the other kids with the pumped-up kicks

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

in your head

[–] manucode@infosec.pub 10 points 5 months ago

The fascist regime!
We love our Queeeen

[–] Shard@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

She can't move in ANY direction. For all her power and all the fearsome stories about her, she is limited to only 2 dimensions... She hasn't even the concept of an UP. That is her greatest weakness.

[–] xytaruka@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

She cannot L

[–] wafflez@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] DragonOracleIX@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago
[–] WanakaTree@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Get a second bishop in there and use il vaticano to capture the queen

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

🤦‍♂️ 🤦 🤦‍♀️

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago
[–] Hupf@feddit.de 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

!MonarchyChess@sopuli.xyz

[–] nephs@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 5 months ago

That image reminds me of the Botez gambit.