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Solus Rex

ABHISH

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I have come across an article
What The mood shift in Russia means in today; The Hindu Newspaper

<< --- >> “In closed systems disorder increases … It leads to even greater ‘closedness' and, as a result, greater chaos. Therefore, in order for the system to preserve itself and develop, it should be opened. New players should be let into it … We can't allow ourselves to wind up in the situation of ‘solux rex', the lonely king. << --- >>

It is a part of article.what does it mean-We cannot allow ourselves to wind up in the situation of solux rex,the lonely king.

WHY DOES IT MEAN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND WHY IS IT USED?
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First of all, the use of all-upper-case characters in forums is equivalent to screaming and is considered very, very rude.

Secondly, the sentence defines the apparently Latin term, i.e. solux rex,
I think it should be solus rex. It apparently comes from chess, a move when there is only the King left in any color. There is however Nabokov's unfinished novel Solux Rex, but I have not read it unfortunately. It means a lonely king.
Well, here's my theory, ABHISH:

'Solus (NB not solux) rex', the lonely king is a position in chess where only the king is left on the board - see eg this Wiki glossary of chess problems:
  • Solus rex (or Rex solus) - When either color (though usually black) has only their King piece left.[1] The term is derived from Latin and literally means "lone king."[2]
It's a position from which the player cannot win.

EDIT: Sorry: I hadn't seen Liliana's answer when I posted this. It seems we agree, though!
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