"I’m talking about the man who invented the game of chess... A game that for some racist reason cannot start unless the white piece moves first." Nat X
To be fair, the whole 'white goes first' thing doesn't seem to have been implemented until the late 19th century as a way to make tournaments more consistent.
It's still probably a racist decision, I just don't know if you can blame the guy who invented chess for it.
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Hah not to be that guy but they're ackchyually playing checkers on a chess board
D'Angelo is not impressed.
Chessers
No Kings!
White has no king. White needs no king.
He's also taking his own pieces
Revolutionary chess, it's a thing.
Right? I haven't played chess in some years but I was immediately wondering about this.
Chess 2; civil war.
Total Annihilation game mode.
No Russian
"I’m talking about the man who invented the game of chess... A game that for some racist reason cannot start unless the white piece moves first." Nat X
Oh, you want to make the black pieces into the aggressors of the battle?! I see what you are!
Well, I do like to go bowling. There's nothing like taking that big black ball and knocking it into those ten white pins with the red necks!
Sweep this poster off the stage Sandman!
To be fair, the whole 'white goes first' thing doesn't seem to have been implemented until the late 19th century as a way to make tournaments more consistent.
It's still probably a racist decision, I just don't know if you can blame the guy who invented chess for it.
Is that Usain bolt??
When you forget to say checkmate before ending your turn.
You also can't play chess with a white square on the bottom left of the board.
Does it really matter outside of tradition?
What a loophole! I will know be undefeatable!