A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech

Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by zeteo on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:55PM (#27914783)

Chess is not only racist but also sexist. How come the king is the most important piece on the board but the queen is completely expendable?! And, for goodness sake, the game features actual white knights.

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by pletsch on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:49PM (#27915130)

The Queen is a significantly better piece. The King needs to be protected and is borderline unusable until end game, where the Queen is the most powerful piece from start to finish. This is so evident that in higher levels of play, people just resign when they lose their Queen.

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by zeteo on Saturday July 24, 2021 @05:31PM (#27944652)

If by higher you mean 1000 ELO then sure. In actual tournament play it's very rare for someone to blunder a queen and resign. Queen exchanges happen in most games and queen sacrifices are fairly common. There are no king exchanges or sacrifices.

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by l33t2328 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @02:15AM (#27915966)

In higher levels of play people rarely just “lose” their queen.

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by colordrops on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:57PM (#27914799)

Can't tell if sarcasm.

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by gorwell on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:21PM (#27914971)

Sometimes people can't tell with Titania McGrath, a masterclass in satire.

https://twitter.com/TitaniaMcGrath

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by toxik on Thursday July 22, 2021 @07:50AM (#27917787)

You should always be careful with satire, Poe’s law and all. Funny stuff though.

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