#3036: Chess Zoo
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[Caption above a panel that contains a cut-off chessboard that is presumably at least 29x43 squares:]
Chess Zoo
Designed to give different types of pieces their own enclosures while letting them interact as much as possible without allowing captures
[A large picture with alternating black and white squares. Some squares have smaller black squares imposed on them. Other squares may have chess pieces or characters on them.]
[Banner above black squares on the top right:]
Banner: Shh! Pawns promoting.
[Jill near the center, standing in front of Blondie and pointing forward:]
Jill: Look, mommy! Bishops!
- Click for a visual representation of the comic:
[Layout (H is human; # is a smaller black square; chess pieces on the top half are black and below that white, unless otherwise noted):]
HH H HH H HH
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# # #########
# K K # R ## ##
# Q # R##P P##
H# #K# R##### ## P ##
### ### #R## P ##
## ###### # ## N ##
### # ##### # #########
H# K # #### # ########
### N# ##### # #
# # R B # #
####### #### # B B#H
H # # N N## B R# #
### N # ## B# B #
# # ## # # # #
### # #N# ### ###B## ####
########### # B# B#
#H# # # # #R# # #
##B # B # [White bishops]
H HH B # B # [Black bishops]
HH H## B # B # [Left bishop: white, right bishop: black]
# #H# #H# # # B # B B#
########### R# # #
### # # # ### ## #### ###
# N# ## # #B # #
### # ##R R #B #H
# # ## R B # #H
####### R#### # B #
# # BB# #
###KN # N ##### B # #
# # #### # ########
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# Q K# ## P P##
H# K # RR ## ##
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(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:The zoo takes special care to keep kings separated from opposite-color pieces as part of their conservation program to prevent mating in captivity.