I love chess. But I don’t have much interesting to say about it, except that chess is awesome, and you should play it!
Here is a dumb cookie for clicking this link. All sixteen black pieces are required for black’s checkmate against white. Obviously, this position is impossible, but I still enjoy it.
| 8 | ♗ | ♕ | ♖ | ♘ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | ♟ | ♗ | ♟ | ♘ | ||||
| 6 | ♟ | ♟ | ||||||
| 5 | ♞ | ♝ | ♝ | |||||
| 4 | ♔ | ♜ | ♞ | ♖ | ||||
| 3 | ♚ | |||||||
| 2 | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♜ | ♛ | ||
| 1 | ♕ | ♕ | ♕ | ♕ | ♕ | ♕ | ♕ | ♕ |
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h |
What kind of person talks trash during a chess game?