I just started playing chess and several times so far I have almost put myself in mate or didn't notice a mate. I kinda feel like it would be more fun if you could be sneaky and mate your opponent without them noticing and then knock over their king. I also think I would have more fun on the losing end because it sounds thrilling for me to make a move that I thought was good, and then instantly lose because I wasn't observant enough.

However I don't know why the "Mate" rules are in place, so I wanted to ask about it. Are there good reasons for them being in place, or is it just people being like "it's not sporting 🧐 "?

I will resolve to NO if someone explains to me why not using the "mate" rules would make the game worse and they make sense, and YES if it continues to seem like it would be more fun to knock some kings over. PROB if I'm undecided but I'll try to make up my mind.

This is your chance to change my mind.

Close date updated to 2023-02-03 11:59 pm