If you could change the one rule of chess, what would it be?

#40
Agreed draws, insufficient material, repeated position would still be draws. Perhaps some more that I cannot remember...

@EmaciatedSpaniard said in #40:
> interestingly, for top players most of the time they would play exactly the same as they do now. Leaving your king in check would be an instant loss, so they would avoid it at all costs. The one thing that would change is the art of the draw. That would disappear completely. A player who was in a stalemate position would be forced to move into check on the next move and lose the king.

This will probably be important: KNNvK and KPvK are forced wins as long as the stronger side can avoid losing any pieces.

Yes, the classic KPvK stalemate would nolonger happen since the weaker side would have to move the king on the 8th rank out onto the 7th rank where the stronger side's king would capture it.

Generally any situation where a stalemate can be forced would become a win.

King can move everywhere he wishes that has not been occupied by pieces. Yes, even on top of your head.

@RostovCCPC said in #1:
> I think I would remove the en passant...
I would make black move first
i always get black
idk why

@EmaciatedSpaniard said in #37:
> The arbiters could rate handshakes and if its considered too limp. the offender gets slapped in the face with a stockfish. Second offense is with Surströmming.

It should be a case of showing proper respect to one's opponent with a genuine handshake.
Magnus seems to shake hands decently.

@iTS_AaRav said in #45:
> I would make black move first
> i always get black
> idk why

Warning: Only playing one color can lead to a play ban. /j

@what_game_is_this said in #41:
> #40
> Agreed draws, insufficient material, repeated position would still be draws. Perhaps some more that I cannot remember...

Remove the agreed draw rule and make perpetual check/chase losses for the side perpetually checking/chasing.