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minus-squareTommelot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoNot an illegal number of rooks though! Any number op to 10 is legal.
minus-squareQuetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoTwo starting rooks, eight promoted pawns.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoAh, I see the problem: I’m an idiot who forgot chess boards are 8 squares wide, not 10.
minus-squareKittyCat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIn this case it is illegal, because the real limit is the sum total of all pawns and rooks cannot exceed 10.
Not an illegal number of rooks though! Any number op to 10 is legal.
Why 10, not 12?
Two starting rooks, eight promoted pawns.
Ah, I see the problem: I’m an idiot who forgot chess boards are 8 squares wide, not 10.
In this case it is illegal, because the real limit is the sum total of all pawns and rooks cannot exceed 10.