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A comment on 1D Chess.

Re:1D Chess by deadlypointer on Saturday April 11, 2026 @02:14AM (#47727938)
Even in the winning line black can force stalemate in multiple ways,how is it a forced win?
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Re:1D Chess by otherme123 on Saturday April 11, 2026 @03:04AM (#47728224)
N4, black has three legal moves:

- RxN RxR, N5 (unique), RxN 1-0

- R5, R2 RxN (if R6, NxR, 1-0), RxR N5 (unique), RxN, 1-0

... N5 NxR+ K7 (unique), R4 KxN (if N3+, K2 N5, N8 KxN, RxN 1-0), R2 K7 (or N3, RxN 1-0), RxN (1-0)

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