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Re:OK, I can partly explain the LLM chess weirdness now by da_chicken on Friday November 22, 2024 @11:45AM (#42215298)
I wouldn't. I never progressed beyond chess clubs in public schools and I certainly remember people making illegal moves in tournaments. Like that's why they make you both record all the moves. Because people make mistakes. Though, honestly, I remember more notation errors than play errors.

Accidentally moving into check is probably the most common illegal move. Castling though check is surprisingly common, too. Actually moving a piece incorrectly is fairly rare, though. I remember one tournament where one of the matches ended in a DQ because one of the players had two white bishops.

Re:OK, I can partly explain the LLM chess weirdness now by ASUfool on Friday November 22, 2024 @12:54PM (#42215922)
Could one have two white bishops after promoting a pawn?
Re:OK, I can partly explain the LLM chess weirdness now by IanCal on Friday November 22, 2024 @03:16PM (#42217048)
Promoting to anything other than a queen is rare, and I expect the next most common is to a knight. Promoting to a bishop, while possible, is going to be extremely rare.
Re:OK, I can partly explain the LLM chess weirdness now by umanwizard on Friday November 22, 2024 @04:31PM (#42217529)
Yes it's theoretically possible to have two light-squared bishops due to promotions but so exceedingly rare that I think most professional chess players will go their whole career without ever seeing that happen.
Re:OK, I can partly explain the LLM chess weirdness now by da_chicken on Friday November 22, 2024 @08:55PM (#42218704)
Outside of playing a game for piece value? No, not really.

In this case, of course, someone moved their bishop from black to white and their opponent didn't catch it until awhile later.