Comment on Show HN: Kung Fu ChessparentComments−jakelazaroff6yI’m not sure I understand. In normal chess it’s illegal to move your own king into check.−petters6yI meant that the game does not change in a meaningful way if moving your king into check is allowed. You will lose either way.−_nalply6yThis is a variant of chess with different rules.−jakelazaroff6yI get that; I was just asking the parent to explain why check rules differ in this format. (It’s okay though, another comment put it in a way I understood.)
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I’m not sure I understand. In normal chess it’s illegal to move your own king into check.
I meant that the game does not change in a meaningful way if moving your king into check is allowed. You will lose either way.
This is a variant of chess with different rules.
I get that; I was just asking the parent to explain why check rules differ in this format. (It’s okay though, another comment put it in a way I understood.)