The nastiest checkmate ever in chess history happened yesterday (Aman Hambleton) [video] (youtube.com) 5 points by electrotype 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] rawling 1y ago ↗ What's going on at the end of the game, where it looks like the black king is moving around without white doing anything? [–] electrotype 1y ago ↗ Aman premoves everything in the end, he is very low on time. Most platforms allow you to make moves in advance, and those are automatically executed after your opponent moves, as long as they are legal.Here is a video explaining the whole game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPa0EhzvhaA [–] rawling 1y ago ↗ Ah, thanks, my confusion was I didn't realise the white pieces would stay in their end positions while all those premoves were being played out.
[–] electrotype 1y ago ↗ Aman premoves everything in the end, he is very low on time. Most platforms allow you to make moves in advance, and those are automatically executed after your opponent moves, as long as they are legal.Here is a video explaining the whole game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPa0EhzvhaA [–] rawling 1y ago ↗ Ah, thanks, my confusion was I didn't realise the white pieces would stay in their end positions while all those premoves were being played out.
[–] rawling 1y ago ↗ Ah, thanks, my confusion was I didn't realise the white pieces would stay in their end positions while all those premoves were being played out.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 16.7 ms ] threadHere is a video explaining the whole game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPa0EhzvhaA