Offside in Chess
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2026 8:15 pm
With VAR cancelling out goals for offside in the World Cup, this appeared over at chessgames.com
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Offside in Chess
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Re: Offside in Chess
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2026 9:27 pm
Black is not playing with a flat back four.
Re: Offside in Chess
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 9:43 am
What was Black's last move. As the rook has a larger diameter than the pawn it may have been offside for several moves. Potentially terrible refereeing!!
Re: Offside in Chess
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 2:39 pm
I think black is playing a high press instead.
Re: Offside in Chess
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 9:25 pm
And left himself open at the back.
Re: Offside in Chess
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2026 8:08 pm
I blame my brother, Allan.
He INVENTED the Snickometer!
He INVENTED the Snickometer!
Re: Offside in Chess
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2026 10:10 pm
Originally from https://xkcd.com/3268 Credit where credit is due!