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Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
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Think Logically
I've developed a more logical set of rules but the people on the chess community have a bunch of stupid emotional biases and won't reply to my posts.
Title text: I've developed a more logical set of rules but the people on the chess community have a bunch of stupid emotional biases and won't reply to my posts.

Explanation

Chess is a very well analyzed game. Chess strategy is not trivial.

Cueball's friend wanted to shut him up so he showed him just how bad a player Cueball is.

Cueball then proceeds to blame the game instead of his skills.

Transcript

[Cueball is watching a friend of his play chess on a laptop computer.]
[Friend makes a move]
[Cueball]: Why'd you move your knight away?
[Cueball]: Just think logically. The goal is checkmate, so you should always move pieces toward the other player's king.
[Cueball]: I guess occasionally you need to move backward, but it'd be trivial to make a list of those circumstances and-
[Friend interrupts]
[Friend]: Have you ever Played chess?
[Cueball]: Not much, but-
[Friend interrupts again]
[Friend]: Wanna?
[Cueball]: Uh, ok
[4 and a half turn into a new chess game]
[Friend]:Checkmate.
[Beat panel with Cueball looking at the game board.]
[Cueball]: This game isn't very well designed. For starters knights are too weak...


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