Play #chess against Twitter users, and discover whether many minds together make the best moves!
This isn't a bot; a human called @simon runs this game.
| Your opponent | https://twitter.com/votechess |
White has captured the rook and, in doing so, has placed the black king in checkmate. This, of course, concludes our game, with the users of Twitter victorious over the users of Mastodon.
Many thanks to everyone who casted a vote since the game began back in September.
White has advanced their pawn to the other side of the board, and opted to promote it to a queen. You are now in check, and there's only one possible move from here.
We therefore have no poll this time, and your move is taken to be Rxc8:
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Things now seem bleak, but your best four moves from here all involve moving your rook.
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White advances their c-pawn. It approaches its last rank.
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Your king must now move and the choice is between two squares. Which is it to be?
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White's queen advances one square to arrive across from your king. You are in check.
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Your rook has to move now. Where?
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White's king moves out of check, threatening your rook.
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And now it looks like your rook has to move! But where?
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The white queen continues her rampage, this time taking your pawn at f6.
