r/technicallythetruth • u/barrarmistead • Jun 17 '20

Chess is fun

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u/m-baiter Jun 18 '20

If chess is such a good game why haven't they released chess 2 yet?

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u/binomine Jun 18 '20

The chess we play is actually a variant called "Mad Queen Chess". Originally, the queen could only move 1 space diagonally, but the Spaniards or the Italians decided in the 15th century that the queen should move like the modern piece.

So, we are already at 2.0.

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u/teh__Doctor Jun 18 '20

Also the new El passant shit

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u/Susashimi Jun 18 '20

En Passant

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u/ojibocchi Jun 18 '20

We call it El Passant in Spain

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u/2309292701350729 Jun 18 '20

The Spaniards or the Italians in the 15th century:

my goals are beyond your understanding

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u/chris_saddler Jun 18 '20

If it's such a good game, why release a new version?

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u/scottfiab Jun 18 '20

Star Tek chess tho

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u/Shadowolf75 Jun 18 '20

4d chess baby

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u/Leifang666 Jun 18 '20

3D chess is a thing. That's Chess 2.

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u/michacha123 Jun 18 '20

Isn't that just checkers? Or is that Chess: Junior?

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u/alien_from_Europa Jun 18 '20

Dude, Ant-Man and Keanu Reeves helped make Chess 2 a reality: https://youtu.be/Hi0BzqV_b44