Pro@programming.dev to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe Taliban has banned a lot of things ... but chess?www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up159cross-posted to: chess@lemmy.ml
arrow-up159external-linkThe Taliban has banned a lot of things ... but chess?www.npr.orgPro@programming.dev to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square22linkfedilinkcross-posted to: chess@lemmy.ml
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoThe woman barely has freedom of movement except once in her life and only by chauffeur. The woman is never actually captured. The game ends when her capture is imminent. The goal of the game is to kidnap someone else’s wife. Seems Taliban-friendly!
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoActually, a piece that only moves or moves differently in the presence of another sounds like it could be interesting.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoLol, that’s a good point.
The woman barely has freedom of movement except once in her life and only by chauffeur.
The woman is never actually captured. The game ends when her capture is imminent.
The goal of the game is to kidnap someone else’s wife.
Seems Taliban-friendly!
Actually, a piece that only moves or moves differently in the presence of another sounds like it could be interesting.
Castling
Lol, that’s a good point.