1. Under the North Star
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    26 Mar '06 13:11
    As you know, a game of chess ends when either king is in such position that its capture can't be avoided. Despite that the king is never actually captured.

    Chess is over 1000 years old so I wonder if there has been a period when the game didn't end before the capture of the king.
  2. Standard memberDeepThought
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    26 Mar '06 14:16
    Originally posted by Keltamaksa
    As you know, a game of chess ends when either king is in such position that its capture can't be avoided. Despite that the king is never actually captured.

    Chess is over 1000 years old so I wonder if there has been a period when the game didn't end before the capture of the king.
    Yes.

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