• magic_lobster_party
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    1028 days ago

    If the knight moves to a square where it forks 8 pieces at the same time, it will capture all pieces in one go. If the king is among the pieces, the game will end in a check mate.

    It’s very difficult to do. No one has managed to do it.

    • *Tagger*
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      1228 days ago

      Surely it’s impossible as the space you moved from would be empty?

      • magic_lobster_party
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        428 days ago

        The highest anyone has ever done is a fork with seven pieces. I’m sure that someone will discover how to do it with eight pieces soon enough. We’re so close!

    • @[email protected]
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      628 days ago

      I like the idea of that being a special move given the other side has to setup the 8th piece. That’d be silly, except that’s kinda how en passant works so c’est la vie.