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The arbiter gave my knight a red card for capturing with cleats up :(
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3268/
Spotting offside is very easy once you know how: if an exciting play happens, that's offside.
(patiently waiting for explainxkcd)
"Soccer is like chess, just without dice."
(no, this was never a serious quote; "Fußball ist wie Schach, nur ohne Würfel" started as a satirical quote by a German comedian)
You should just call the boss of chess and have your red card withdrawn
This is a football (soccer) thing, right? Because I think that's the only sport with the cards like that.
New strat just dropped
Offside determination requirements
No ball, no offside. Chess with a ball could be interesting, though. :)
Actually, since it's at the same line as the king or farther, it's not offside
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