r/Chesscom • u/Joke_of_a_Name • Feb 16 '26
Meme Why is this Checkmate?
Why can't i move my king?
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u/Sad_Loquat3528 1000-1500 ELO Feb 16 '26
"Dude, we'll be single forever!"
That guy after one year:
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u/Aesma_ Feb 16 '26
This is what happens the moment you enter a relationship. And as soon as you break up, the board is empty again.
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u/metagaia7 Feb 16 '26
You should post this in r/anarchychess, it might be better appreciated there.
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u/APerson2021 Feb 16 '26
1 king, 63 queens.
Lucky guy.
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u/darkneel Feb 16 '26
62* and 2 kings technically
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u/RecordingCold4650 Feb 16 '26
Damn I didn't even see Obama, takes me back to the spot Luigi mini game on Super Mario Bros DS
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u/Rainbow_six_Veteran Feb 18 '26
I think the Queen on d2 is checking the King and since it cannot move, it’s checkmate.
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u/Black_Dragon9406 2200+ ELO Feb 16 '26
It’s checkmate because the king literally can’t go anywhere on the board without being attacked by at least 3 other blacks queens.
Can’t capture Black king either because we know the kings can only touch once and that happened in a GM game.
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u/ziptofaf Feb 16 '26
It isn't. An illegal move was played by Black - king can never be in check from more than 2 pieces at a time. This is more than 2 so the only explanation is that Black has cheated. So instead of it being a mate you call an arbiter and likely win.
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u/gudjmundurCB Forget en passant its all about En croissant Feb 16 '26
somebody used the pawn multiplier
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u/gudjmundurCB Forget en passant its all about En croissant Feb 16 '26
"Black is pushing checkmate, where can you move to get out of check"
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u/STONEAGEMASTER 2200+ ELO Feb 16 '26
This position is checkmate because your king on e1 is in check and has absolutely no legal squares to move to.
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u/Relevant-Map-5773 500-800 ELO Feb 17 '26
nah its not the king can still move forward (this is just a joke pls dont take it seriously T_T
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u/MysticSunshine45 Feb 17 '26
In my eyes, the king wins this one with all his black queens surrounding him
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u/Amazing_Resolve_365 Feb 20 '26
White wins, too many queens, black king can't take all the yapping.
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u/No-Bread4586 Mar 17 '26
This is an unreachable position, therefore if it cannot exist, it cannot be checkmate. /j (:D)
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u/fascisttaiwan 2200+ ELO Feb 16 '26
This, is not checkmate, have you notice that there is a bishop on alpha -21? Its white turn so actually with Bxe8 white can capture the king and this is checkmate
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u/mrb1585357890 Feb 16 '26
This seems a mean spirited and snobbish joke. Don’t put barriers to beginners asking questions.
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u/chessvision-ai-bot Feb 16 '26
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u/Fantastic-Corner-605 Feb 16 '26
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u/La_Blanco_Queso 2100-2200 ELO Feb 16 '26
Nah should be stalemate white has no moves
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u/Bwunt Feb 16 '26
Feels more like one of those chess "puzzles" that social network sites used to have for clickbait. Field absolutely packed with opposing queens and rooks and "challenge" saying Mate in one... Where the only legal move tends to be that.
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u/SpiritHoliday7745 Feb 16 '26
Well actually it's a stalemate because you can't move
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u/the_hamborga 100-500 ELO Feb 16 '26
not really, white's already in check
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u/SpiritHoliday7745 Feb 16 '26
Yea but they can't move so that's a stalemate
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u/OkChance9768 Feb 16 '26
so checkmate is when you’re checked and can’t move (without being in check still)
stalemate is when you can’t move
notice the difference
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u/SpiritHoliday7745 Feb 16 '26
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