Question

I was playing just now, and saw a rule that I haven't ever heard of.
I was black and my opponent was black.

Answer 1

1) e4 e6
2) Ke2 d5
3) Kd3 d×e4
4) K×e4

And then I see, "King in a center, white is victorious!"

Answer 2

(Sorry for asking this here)

Answer 3

You are joking right? King in the center is the most miserable situation for white. Always make sure your king is well protected and hidden from direct attacks. The castling move is one of the best moves that does this purpose. The only time you might think of bringing out king for attack should be in the endgame.

In short, white is clearly having a weak position. Let me know if you need more inputs.

-A FIDE rated chess player.

Answer 4

Yes, I know that when king is in the center it is really bad before the endgame. The said that I lost (in that game), they meant it as a rule. It is quite weird because I haven't ever heard of that rule before... I also disagree with king's being in the center as a win.

Answer 5

There is no such rule as that. Either the program is faulty or it was not proper chess.

Answer 6

The are many varieties of chess
http://www.pathguy.com/chess/ChessVar.htm

The game you describe appears to be something like
*Center of Attention Chess
http://www.pathguy.com/chess/CenterAt.htm

...crossed with inverse Yoko Ono chess.

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Answer 7

But even if both play as black, i still don't see how white wins,

. . . unless there are more than two teams.

Answer 8

Yeah... fortunately, when I play in tournaments, this rule doesn't exist. BTW, very nice board.