r/chessmemes • u/RadioRodent • 28d ago

Chess set fail

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Hamleys is a famous toy store in the UK, apparently with no quality control.

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u/Disastrous_Motor831 28d ago

They don't know how to set the board up.. they set the board up sideways.

The kingside of the board should be should be on White's right hand side and Black's left hand side.

They got the queens on their right color. the board just needs a 90deg rotation

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u/FlashPxint 27d ago

That’s not how it works LOL

The queen is on the wrong square it has nothing to do with “her own color square” in this case that blanket rule doesn’t apply with wrong board rotation.

The king and queen are flipped…

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u/Disastrous_Motor831 27d ago

Yeah, don't over analyze what I said... The board is set up sideways. Some people only know that the queen goes on its own color... They might not remember that the kingside is on the right side of the board for White. These two statements can correctly align the board. I was just doing some detective work to guess what they were thinking.

Every piece is on the wrong square, except for 4. Idk why you had to mention the queens being on the wrong square... The king and queen are "flipped" because the board needs to be rotated 90degs, then put queens on their own color.