For posting:
- invitations to games (you can also use the New Game menu)
- information about upcoming tournaments
- discussion of games (please limit this to completed games or discussion on how a game has arrived at a certain position ... speculation on who has an advantage or the benefits of potential moves is not permitted)
- links to interesting related sites (non-promotional)
from thefreedictionary.com - but all definitions are essentially the same
check·mate (chkmt) tr.v. check·mat·ed, check·mat·ing, check·mates 1. To attack (a chess opponent's king) in such a manner that no escape or defense is possible, thus ending the game.
After move 40 an escape *is* possible if the ice age event would cause the king to avoid capture.
Honestly, you people think this is opinion - it isn't... we are trying to interpret the rules as written. I believe my interpretation is the only possible interpretation.
*Opinion* might be that this rule isn't a good rule and should be rewritten.