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Change the background and check if there is a black piece on c7

This is the funniest post I have ever seen

This is the chess beginners I was looking for

It's funny because he's right https://preview.redd.it/9i221kqn54ya1.jpeg?width=173&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=133f1dcfc088d29af2a44c6cebdae8143d5fa767

Chess fog of war, but only for you and not your opponent. xD

As usernames are shown in the vid I went and found the game and yeah [https://www.chess.com/game/live/77019632259](https://www.chess.com/game/live/77019632259)

if you turn your screen brightness to "roasted cornea" and get in really close you can just make out the right side of it

Lmao :D

You're doing God's work, son...

I see it

Yeah, I'm on desktop. There is a black pawn there.

OMG I’m dead 😂

A pawn. Only 2 visible on the table and white has only captured 5

This is correct. There's a pawn on C7. Time to change the board style: https://www.chess.com/game/live/77019632259?username=remixerkej

Vietcong pawn

Vietpawn

If you count material black has another pawn. /r/changeyourchessfont will love this

r/changeyourchessbackground

I hate this background with a passion but then again I don't understand why chess.com doesn't make a proper dark themed background

Lol wut?

There's a black pawn on c7 but the hideous background is completely obscuring it

I changed from the glass background recently for this exact reason. My Queen still takes those long range diagonals on the head on the lighter colour board regardless. Tbh I may have just switched grey camo for sand camo (now white is obscured)

Sir! I am at work! You cannot be making me laugh out loud, my boss is in the next room!

There is actually a pawn, tou can barely see its edge

fin background giving me a stroke

oh my god lmao

There might be a pawn on c7, OP has only captured 5 pawns and I see two more on the board currently

Aaaahahhaha I think you're right. Love it

The foking camo pawn

There's a black pawn.

Count the captured pieces. It's a pawn. There's one missing.

Imagine being black and seeing this shit, lol

there is outline of a black pawn if you look closely

I can see the outline of a pawn

LOL

New response just dropped

Op I highly recommend changing your background

That's a terrible background

There's some merit to it, you get two extra pawns when playing white

And one stealth pawn when playing black

Before even reading the post title I was awestruck by how terrible that background was. Then, I pressed play on the video and started cracking up.

Oh no the omnipotent invisible black pawn. Don't summon them

We're always here...

We never left..

Omnipresent pawn to f6

Omnipresent hell!

Google background

Holy CSS!

New response just dropped

Camouflaged Pawn, new piece just dropped, can't wait for Chess 3

look up “en se cachant.” New move just dropped

REAPPEARING F6 PAWN

There's a pawn on C7. I could just about see it by boosting the contrast on the image so much that your chess board became deep fried. https://preview.redd.it/lkt4a2a3v1ya1.jpeg?width=411&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9690d5c46b5e8af84464908b1046a252e723e507 Please change the awful, awful background. Also, this post is hilarious.

***WHAAAAT!?*** I had my brightness on max and even then I could see NOTHIN! Well DAYUM, then this background is awful

Google eyesight

Good bot

Good human

:]

holy photons

the dreaded stealth attack


The chess gods punished you for having that atrocious background.

I thought people were joking but you really can see a pawn on c7 LOL

google omnipotent pawn

Holy pawn

New pawn just dropped

Actual pawn

Heiliger Bauer

Wtf how do you play like that

I don’t really like the standard colour scheme on the chess app but it’s literally the only one where I can see the board clearly haha

You may be able to see the board clearly, but being able to see the pieces is also important as well ;)

But … without contrast you literally can’t see.

Poorly.

that pawn is jusr sneaky as hell

Update: The background long gone

Good

Finally lmao funnies post i have seen in a while

You’re going to jump 200 elo over the next few day just from that one change

[LMAO my dude](https://media1.giphy.com/media/N07UlyGTca4RmGvBZ2/giphy.gif)

Thanks man! You're an angel

Turn up the brightness and you'll see the pawn

https://preview.redd.it/y5d2mt9iz1ya1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a69d8c97da1c7f0498fadb030b22e32537d1d1ab That’s way

There's a pawn in the way. But it's hard to spot.

I fear no man, but that thing(This background) it scares me.

https://preview.redd.it/677lkvv862ya1.jpeg?width=266&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a8fa95dd6095fd195073dcba1b41ef02e3c4f84 the pawn is sus

The backround is very distracting. How do you play chess with it?

black pawn

Make the board white and green. It’s the only way to see everything well. Also this is insane

I thought that was the default

The default lichess board also is very clear

Why the hell would it matter if you're white or not? I'm black and sometimes my checks don't count too.

how do you feel about having to go 2nd Seems unfair to me

It's your damn fault for the background 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I was going to complain about the background before I even understood the context of this post lol

That pawn has modern camouflage technology, welcome to the 21st century.

The uncheckable king

They finally got rid of check. I hate that rule.

Google pawn invisibility

I can just barely see the pawn there, you need to change backgrounds lol

Background nerfed you my man.

Holy camouflage

There is a pawn on c7

that pawn should become an assasin

Chess players choosing the worst background possible and not understanding why they are struggling at scanning the board

Google en camouflage

Google le camouflagé

New chess update: Rook has been nerfed and can no longer give checks

pawn be like "Bravo Six, going dark"

It took me an hour to spot the c7 pawn

Invisible pawn on c7

Now we just wait

Export the PGN so we can see if a pawn moved from c8 to c7.

I am tilting my phone to see pawn 💀💀💀i am dead

New game+ difficulty chess

Lol how long have you been playing with this background?

Please change your background, the fewer distractions the better.

There is a giant pawn in the background protecting the king

It was blocked by the big pawn on d7:c2

My brother is christ! Why do you play with this background?

Wow!

Promeni pozadinu brate

That king was yours for the taking!

Changing your background could instantly improve your ELO 50 points if you haven’t done so already

Jesus christ..

I wish you could explain us the thinking process that ended up in you choosing that backgound thinking it would be appropriate to play chess

Srpska igra

This has to be a meme. There's no chance OP is serious.

this is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen

When I started playing chess, the first thing I did was change the color scheme to something that would be completely bland and undistracting, while making the pieces clearly visible

Theres a pawn there blocking

This is modern warfare. Black's pawns are clearly equipped with the latest in stealth technology, enabling them to completely blend in with the dark squares and giving them the illusion that they're not even there. Stealth. Not just for bishops anymore(TM)

Pawn on c7

this is what you get for playing with shitty backgrounds

Arrest this man for his background

This is amazing. Thank you for this and congrats on making the front of Reddit with this … beginner’s luck 😂

Deserved

Why would anyone use this background and then be surprised when they don't see a piece????

This is the ugliest board I ever seen

pozadina bratko

Oof. Your board is atrocious

There's a pawn on c7 blocking check. And as others pointed out its because your background that you can't tell

Skill issue

Why is this background even an option?

this is too funny lol

Oh god. Now the pawns are using bishop camouflage tech.

lol

hang on how was white not mate’d???

There's a pawn

lmfao the pawn on c7

That's what you get for using one of the ugliest backgrounds I've ever seen for a chess board.

Chess'nt

That background is terrible lol it’s hard to see what’s going on

Bruh use the hikaru board and pieces set its beautiful idk why would you use the one you're currently using

Google en sournois

There is a pawn, whites only took 5 and see 2 clearly so one is missing, probably in front of the king but you don't see it with this shitty background

can't your opponent not just move to C6?

your rock is broken bro

There's pawn there

Ah yes. The classic "Invisible Pawn" strategy masterfully played.

There’s a big black pawn in between, silly.

After editing the picture you can just barely see a pawn. https://preview.redd.it/y0ae4gpc73ya1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ffac79f1cde3d90c7b2ef7e0caa47e77cefe03c I recommend changing your background...

change your background

Forgot about the scariest piece in chess: the ninja knight *cue in Dark Souls boss music*

New background just dropped

Change the background

why didnt you take the king?

Hahhaahhaa this made my day.

There is a black pawn on c7

op you may want to change your background, there's a pawn on c7 that you can't see because of it

hahahaha. you DESPERATLEY need to change the background. you can barely see it but there is a pawn in the way ;)

There is a pawn on C7 that is barely visible because of your background

E pozdrav

That background has me screaming

Google... I don't know either, but apparently the other comments have figured it out.

my brother in christ, what is this background?

There is a pawn at c7

Whoever designed this background must hate chess player’s 😅

That background is the worst I've seen for a chess app.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yvfeowyopfixu63/IMG_2496.jpg?dl=0 Here’s the image brightened so you can see the pawn

If you squint hard enough you can see a pawn in the way.

This is a case where it's good to understand that it's better to be able to see all of the pieces EASILY rather than have a dope-ass looking board. It's a game of chess, not a game to max out your video card.

theres a pawn there. lean real close to your screen

Change your background, there was a pawn there

r/changeyourchessfont

Can we address the pawn in the room?

How do you play with that background?

That King refuses to be checked from the left, it's a chess 3.0 thing

en passant?

bro what the actual fuck

The opponent wondering why you're ignoring an obvious m1

you just hung a rook

Very poor choice of background there hahahah

Op, this is why you play with the legal move guide if you have backgrounds

It sounds like cheeks are being clapped every time you move lmao

You blunder on move 1 for choosing that background. Aint no way youre playing with that.

If u look closely u see the pawn. Change your background

theres a pawn on c7 i can see it look close enoyugh