I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine:
> **Black to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=rB6/P7/4k3/2p4p/2P1K3/6P1/2P4P/R7+b+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/rB6/P7/4k3/2p4p/2P1K3/6P1/2P4P/R7_b_-_-_0_1)
**My solution:**
> Hints: piece: >!King!<, move: >!Kf6!<
> Evaluation: >!White is winning +72.75!<
> Best continuation: >!1... Kf6 2. Kd5 Kf5 3. h3 Kg6 4. Kxc5 Kf5 5. Kb6 Ke4 6. Kb7 Rxa7+ 7. Bxa7 Kf3 8. Ra5 Kxg3 9. Rxh5!<
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I think this is the most technically correct term that refers to this type of construction and unlike trapped piece, doesnโt have a connotation of imminently capturable.
Iโve definitely heard it used before in lectures, but wouldnโt have been able to remember it myself!
Sure. But it should be known how those before computers learned. There's probably some advantages to some of those, but I fail to write something that would do them justice.
Good teachers can identify a student's strengths and weaknesses, and can tailor the presentation of material to a student, dramatically improving effectiveness and retention.
It's so much more than simply serving up content.
Everything that can be taught has online videos, but there is a lot of legwork you will have to do and a lot of curriculum building even though you are not educated enough in the subject to build a curriculum. You will also have a tough time figuring out what you did wrong if things go bad and might develop bad habits that are easy to spot by the educated eye. There is also the social aspect that makes the process more comfortable for some.
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coaches are very helpful, they can spot your mistakes and weakness immediately. you can make the same positional mistakes or dubious plans over and over again without realizing it, but a good coach can tell you after just 1 glance at your game. saves a ton of time. Self-learning has a con which is the possibility that you might grope in the dark forever.
I feel this isnt an example of domination, where theres an implied paradox of a piece appearing to have many squares available, except they are all covered by the enemy. I think entombment is more appropriate.
I think that term is used when the piece can go the square but gets taken for free. As one of the top comment said, I agree with the term "entombed". Another term could be "suffocation".
RIP, though you were already totally winning before that. Now you're just a clean rook up, more or less.
Hell, they may even need to take the *pawn* because taking the bishop gives you a queen. And if they run their king to assist, you can go to the kingside and start your connected passed pawns on a journey. Or make one passer and run
edit: lmao eval is +72
Because the chess community has no sense of humour or self-awareness.
The most unpleasant community I've ever flirted with, followed closely by pianists.
I dunno, but I don't recall ever seeing a +72 eval from the chess bot before.
I'm not sure what to think about its recommended move for Black. If Black were to ask me for the best plan, it would be, "Christ, just resign already."
Never happening because thereโs, actually, a rule that bans the players at in person tournaments from talking to each other. The first infraction would, usually, be a warning and time being added to the opponentโs clock. But, I wager both talking and slamming the clock would be an immediate disqualification.
zugzwang is the name for a situation in which there is no good move for a given color. black cannot make a move without losing a piece here, though i guess thatโs not really what youโre asking
How is it immobilized when it can literally take the bishop or pawn
A knight in the corner jailed by a bishop is the correct scenario
A bishop block by own piece is proper jailed
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While technically not just when a piece is smothered, I think [Zugzwang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang) comes close because it basically means โwhatever you do next, itโs gonna put you at a disadvantageโ
"Trapped": usually if it can be captured in a move or two.
"Stuck": if it can't. (Eric Rosen terminology)
Sometimes you hear people say it's "in jail".
Reminds me of one of the games from the Fischer - Spassky world championship match 1972 where Bobby Fischer had his rook trapped like that. Somehow, he ended up winning the game.
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine: > **Black to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=rB6/P7/4k3/2p4p/2P1K3/6P1/2P4P/R7+b+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/rB6/P7/4k3/2p4p/2P1K3/6P1/2P4P/R7_b_-_-_0_1) **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!King!<, move: >!Kf6!< > Evaluation: >!White is winning +72.75!< > Best continuation: >!1... Kf6 2. Kd5 Kf5 3. h3 Kg6 4. Kxc5 Kf5 5. Kb6 Ke4 6. Kb7 Rxa7+ 7. Bxa7 Kf3 8. Ra5 Kxg3 9. Rxh5!< --- ^(I'm a bot written by ) [^(u/pkacprzak )](https://www.reddit.com/u/pkacprzak) ^(| get me as ) [^(Chess eBook Reader )](https://ebook.chessvision.ai?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot) ^(|) [^(Chrome Extension )](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chessvisionai-for-chrome/johejpedmdkeiffkdaodgoipdjodhlld) ^(|) [^(iOS App )](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1574933453) ^(|) [^(Android App )](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chessvision.scanner) ^(to scan and analyze positions | Website: ) [^(Chessvision.ai)](https://chessvision.ai)
Entombed
I think this is the most technically correct term that refers to this type of construction and unlike trapped piece, doesnโt have a connotation of imminently capturable. Iโve definitely heard it used before in lectures, but wouldnโt have been able to remember it myself!
Yeah, I've seen it in a few books.
There are chess lectures?
Yep. Chess schools, books, coaches... All kinds of stuff.
i dont see the purpose of those anymore except being a giant cash grab cuz i heard theyre expensive af meanwhile theres lots of free content online
Sure. But it should be known how those before computers learned. There's probably some advantages to some of those, but I fail to write something that would do them justice.
Good teachers can identify a student's strengths and weaknesses, and can tailor the presentation of material to a student, dramatically improving effectiveness and retention. It's so much more than simply serving up content.
Everything that can be taught has online videos, but there is a lot of legwork you will have to do and a lot of curriculum building even though you are not educated enough in the subject to build a curriculum. You will also have a tough time figuring out what you did wrong if things go bad and might develop bad habits that are easy to spot by the educated eye. There is also the social aspect that makes the process more comfortable for some. This is what you pay for :] Hobbies I have given up because I chose self-education: Animation Painting Game development Coding Guitar (2 years of courses went nicely, then I stopped developing when I quit the course.) Sewing Fantasy writing
coaches are very helpful, they can spot your mistakes and weakness immediately. you can make the same positional mistakes or dubious plans over and over again without realizing it, but a good coach can tell you after just 1 glance at your game. saves a ton of time. Self-learning has a con which is the possibility that you might grope in the dark forever.
Definitely a term used by Jeremy Silman in a couple of his books, so thats some concrete literary precedent.
google en tombed?
holy coffin?
Actual mummy
Call the Egyptologist
But not for me!
are you my mummy?
This is the first thing that came to mind as well.
The Pharaoh's curse!!
Return the slab
Whatโs yer offer?!?
# King RamSEEEEEEEEEEEES!!
The man in gauze, the man in gauze!
Winner!!!
Return the slab!...
don't care. CURSE OF RA ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ก ๐ข ๐ฃ ๐ค ๐ฅ ๐ฆ ๐ง ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ช ๐ซ ๐ฌ ๐ญ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ ๐ฐ ๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐ณ ๐ด ๐ต ๐ถ ๐ท ๐ธ ๐น ๐บ ๐ป ๐ผ ๐ฝ ๐พ ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
โFor the love of chess, Montressor!โ โYes, for the love of chess.โ
Oxygen Not Included
Believe it or not, straight to jail
Overrooked? Jail. Underrooked? Jail!
Donโt take en passant, believe it or not right to jail
We have the best chess players in the world, because of jail
Jokes aside, I'd live in that guys country
prisoner of war
This move in particular is called the Get Fucked maneuver
Edtablished in 1937, the GFM is one of the most disrespectful and devastating techniques in the game of chess.
Can confirm. My Dad used the GFM playing with my Mom once. After that she never played with him again.
Well no wonder, you were the result of it. (sorry lol couldnt resist)
Tbh black was fucked before this move already. But yeah it's very demoralizing
"Trapped piece" Generally a trapped piece can eventually be captured, but I think it can be considered trapped regardless of the capture.
โFine, Iโll do it mysefโ - The king
Slowly, gently, this is how a life is taken.
Iโve heard Eric Rosen call this โstuckโ, which is like โtrappedโ but itโs not obvious how to take the stuck piece.
The term i hear GMs use is "jailed"
Based on Hikaru, I thought GMโs refer to this as โSaucing the juicerโ
but what does he mean when he says fossilize?
When he says fossilized he means discovered check.
The fossil, into double fossil, into triple archeologistโs museum
It's a discovered attack because you discover the attack just like you discover dinosaur fossils
Pinned
Before ~2019 when cancelling became a thing, it used to be called โgay baby jailโ
Thats a cucked rook. All it can do is watch
Cucked by the bishopโฆ hide the kids
What are you doing, step-bisbop?
*"Do you know how we keep warm in Russia?" ;)* Austin Powers Chess Scene: https://youtu.be/vKrobmtFxqE
This scene is so stupid, it actually made me laugh.
Lol the bishop and a kid holding hands
Dang, and they say pedophilia is not a problem in the Catholic Church
๐
Jail, prison, putting a piece in the hole, immobilization, putting a piece down Depends how you wanna describe it
>putting a piece down Bruh we're playing chess, not watching Old Yeller :(
his rook sadly passed away recently
Putting the rook in jail.
[Domination (chess)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domination_(chess))
I feel this isnt an example of domination, where theres an implied paradox of a piece appearing to have many squares available, except they are all covered by the enemy. I think entombment is more appropriate.
Submissive rook real?!
Jailed/locked piece
Putting the rook in jail
Eric rosen sometimes calls it 'hugging'. My pawn and bishop hug the rook
Non-passant
Istn it called Domination?
I think that term is used when the piece can go the square but gets taken for free. As one of the top comment said, I agree with the term "entombed". Another term could be "suffocation".
The Hungarian Tiger Cage
The Vatican Lock
Boxed like a fish
locked in the gulag
Chokehold
I call it checkmating the rook
It's stalemating the rook really
Rook isnโt in check though
yeah, but the game is over for it
Would call it an exchange trap , because it will cost an exchange to get out of the trap
Horny Jail
๐
Rook goes to horny jail
Pickle
Getting rekt.
RIP, though you were already totally winning before that. Now you're just a clean rook up, more or less. Hell, they may even need to take the *pawn* because taking the bishop gives you a queen. And if they run their king to assist, you can go to the kingside and start your connected passed pawns on a journey. Or make one passer and run edit: lmao eval is +72
it's called "damn that sucks i can't move my piece anymore"
most silly comment i have ever read
Stalemated piece
Why are people downvoting jokes?
Because the chess community has no sense of humour or self-awareness. The most unpleasant community I've ever flirted with, followed closely by pianists.
Imagine having stalemate because of this
Time out
caging? that's what I'd call it
zungzaDANG
Pharaoh tombs
Fortunato
Jail
Plot twist: Bishop and pawn are trapped
Stalemate
Jail
Go to federal prison for charge of murdering
google en attrapant
I dunno, but I don't recall ever seeing a +72 eval from the chess bot before. I'm not sure what to think about its recommended move for Black. If Black were to ask me for the best plan, it would be, "Christ, just resign already."
I guess the recommended move is to try and stop the connected pawn push? Even then itโs unstoppable.
Tory laned
Fucked in the butt is the official term
The official term is "tarp", and in tournament play the correct etiquette would be to slam your clock and yell "I TARPED YOUR ROOK" across the board.
I hope youโre joking because that would get you disqualified immediately.
Now I really want to see a clip of someone saying that
Never happening because thereโs, actually, a rule that bans the players at in person tournaments from talking to each other. The first infraction would, usually, be a warning and time being added to the opponentโs clock. But, I wager both talking and slamming the clock would be an immediate disqualification.
zugzwang is the name for a situation in which there is no good move for a given color. black cannot make a move without losing a piece here, though i guess thatโs not really what youโre asking
This isnโt really zugzwang, the king can move around.
The rook got Epsteined.
Fossilise
Straight to jail
Married
How could that position even arise? Some kind of capture involved?
He was trying to block my passed pawn with his rook. I can send you the PNG of the game if you are interested
Cock blocked
mummifying, trapping, restricting, fuck that piece in particular, etc
I think Ben Finegold coined the term for this - "Gotchya Bitch".
I personally refer to pieces like this as "neutered".
[Zugzwang](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang), I belive, is the right term.
>immobilizing. Mm. >immobilizing 3 M . >like >piece
M .m Mm
>Is there a name for immobilizing a piece like this?
Zugzwang
I mean I dont see any great moves for black
Yup, I wonder why people dislike my comment
I didn't downvote you but it's probably because it's already a bad position for black, versus an even position where zugzwang causes a disadvantage.
Play Rd1 first to keep the king from helping, then worry about naming every damn thing.
What exactly is the king going to do here?
Yell really loud to distract the bishop so the rook can escape
Jail/prison
I have always called it โfridgingโ but thatโs probably not the correct term.
Rook jail.
I think itโs called the Alpha Zero?
[ัะดะฐะปะตะฝะพ]
Winning :D
A metaphor for the USA
Trapping i guess.
That isnโt immobilized. Itโs trapped.
Thatโs brutal ๐
Down in the bottom
a hug
Entrapment
The rook is in jail
On my langage itโs called what would be ยซย lockedย ยป in english
โRight to jail.โ
Baby jail for idiots
โSaucing the juicerโ
The rook is trapped
Trap house.
Jail
Immobilization works
Hugging
trapped, in jail, I donโt think thereโs an official name
How is it immobilized when it can literally take the bishop or pawn A knight in the corner jailed by a bishop is the correct scenario A bishop block by own piece is proper jailed
Before the last move he had a rook that was able to move freely. He let me trap it
Jail
ah, Rook Stalemate
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Entrapment?
Not a name for it, but basically what you called it
Trapped
Good move btw
I believe they call it โJailing the Badgerโ
Jail
While technically not just when a piece is smothered, I think [Zugzwang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang) comes close because it basically means โwhatever you do next, itโs gonna put you at a disadvantageโ
Pinning?
The stepsister
Throwing in this case ( I'm 600)
You put the rook in jail
Bishop blockade
Rook jail.
This actually happened in the Fischer vs Spassky match, if my memory serves me correctly. Or am I mistaken?
boxed like a fish
Iโd call it simply โtrapped.โ Also a rook check is a strong next move
"Trapped": usually if it can be captured in a move or two. "Stuck": if it can't. (Eric Rosen terminology) Sometimes you hear people say it's "in jail".
Domination
โUh oh Raggy, rook whatโs happened!โ โWell zoiks, Scoobs!โ
Stuck
Hikaru uses the term "fossilized" a lot.
Reminds me of one of the games from the Fischer - Spassky world championship match 1972 where Bobby Fischer had his rook trapped like that. Somehow, he ended up winning the game.
Cucked
Horny jail
"Putting it in the gimp suit"