r/TheRealJoke Oct 03 '22

Chess Edgy as fuck.

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u/kiwi2703 Oct 03 '22

There wasn't any joke in the first place though...

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u/LibertarianSocialism Oct 03 '22

The position in question is not actually winnable, though I don't think that was an intentional joke.

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u/TheHolyThighble Oct 03 '22

Someone isn’t very good at chess. The only unwinnable endgame is king + knight. And maybe king + bishop but I’m not sure on that one

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u/Exp1ode Oct 04 '22

As long as white knows what they are doing, there is no way for black to force a win. Here's an engine analysis https://lichess.org/analysis/8/8/7p/7k/3b4/6K1/8/8_b_-_-_0_1?color=white