Why Do Chess Players Put The Kings In The Middle At The End Of The Game?

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49 Comments

  1. Just seen it today in blitz and didn’t know what it meant. Thanks

  2. I did see king, just like in tadc, they have kinger and queenie

  3. I had no idea regarding this…. Thanks a lot👍🏻

  4. 200th like! Btw nice to hear this information, thanks! 😄

  5. Do they have to put it on either d4,d5,e4 and e5 or can they put them on any dark and light squares?

  6. I actually guessed that when I watched a Anish Giri vid

  7. Where can I possibly get this type of chess board and pieces?

  8. What if black king is On White sqaure and White king is on black sqaure

  9. That dpes not work. You can never have King next to King because you can't make a move that Allows the king to eat you, before that can Happen it's already checkmate

  10. King: YOU MEAN I CAN MOVE MORE THAN ONE SPACE!!!!

  11. great tips I'm bouta do kings gambit sacrificing the king.

  12. Also in tournaments with many boards, especially blitz that everything happens so fast, it is a great way to quickly communicate the result to the arbiter

  13. That's the bongcloud opening: Peace treaty variation

  14. SO THIS ISN'T JUST A CHESS RITUAL AFTER A GAME?????

  15. Is there a conventional way to convey a draw, like putting the king in the same color square as the piece?

  16. Oh I thought it was like resting your knife and fork parallel to each other on a plate after a meal. I thought it was just good manners

  17. You may think Black's losing here.. But he sacrificed… THE KING!

  18. Thnx for letting me know, I never knew that!

  19. Meanwhile, Carlsen putting his and his opponent's kings on light squares after a draw

  20. The bot can't just… recognize a checkmate?

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