[ Help | Earliest Comments | Latest Comments ][ List All Subjects of Discussion | Create New Subject of Discussion ][ List Earliest Comments Only For Pages | Games | Rated Pages | Rated Games | Subjects of Discussion ]Single Comment Chess 66. Board based on the 8x8 arrangement - with the difference that 66 fields are now available. (8x8, Cells: 66) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating] 💡📝Gerd Degens wrote on Sat, Apr 16, 2022 09:16 AM UTC in reply to Bn Em from Fri Apr 15 11:40 PM:"And so e.g. a rook can checkmate a king on h8 from h1, h2, h3, or h4, but not h5 or 5?" That's not according to the rules. Correct is: a rook can checkmate a king on h1 from h8, h7, h6, but not from h5 or 5. The parallel situation looks like this: a rook can checkmate a king on a8 from a1, a2, a3, but not from 4 or a4.
"And so e.g. a rook can checkmate a king on h8 from h1, h2, h3, or h4, but not h5 or 5?"
That's not according to the rules. Correct is: a rook can checkmate a king on h1 from h8, h7, h6, but not from h5 or 5.
The parallel situation looks like this: a rook can checkmate a king on a8 from a1, a2, a3, but not from 4 or a4.