I must be the only one who sees the offensive possibilities of a king. Forward, backward, side ward, diagonal. Looks formidable to me. I’ve used kings in checkmates many a time. But maybe you are the type who straps a gun on to be manly. Then I suggest you limit your offence to Rooks and Queens. You don’t have to get close to your opponent.
The man who invented chess was obviously married. He knew where the power lies.
My strategy is to get my rooks into the action. It takes planning to get them out of their corners. I clear all my ‘officers’ from their base rank to prepare to castle. In the process I look for opportunities to lose the queen’s pawn, king’s pawn, and/or king’s bishop’s pawn.
thebird55 said: “The man who invented chess was obviously married. He knew where the power lies.”
Thanks for the laugh bird :)
Sheik Yerbouti said: “…Gunpowder, gelatine…”
Thanks Sheik, I never quite understood that line of the song.
Please don’t read futher if you are not interested in a history lesson from a chess coach
Chess derived from the Indian game chatrang from a few thousand years ago. In that game, instead of a Queen there was a Vizier, more like a field general, royal adviser and the leader of the Shah’s (King’s) army. The piece was more powerful than the Shah, though orginally only a little more powerful (could only move two spaces in any direction as opposed to the Shah’s one space. The other pieces represented other parts of an Indian army, infantry (pawns), cavalry (Knights), chariotry (Bishops), and elephants (Rooks).
It wasn’t until the Renaissance that the pieces were renamed and romanticized into Kings, Queens, Bishops, Knights, etc. symbolic of the European royal court of the time. It was also around this time that the Queen gained more power in her movement giving rise to what was then called “Mad Queen Chess” and which eventually became modern chess.
BTW (and now I’m just being nit picky): The board in the comic is set up wrong. There is an often forgotten rule in chess that when the board is set in front of the players, the square on the right side of the row closest to either player will be a white colored square. In the picture, the square on the right of the row closest to the Knight is black, which means the board is rotated 90 degrees from correct. Of course, looking closer, the squares on the board aren’t all colored in correctly anyway. Still a funny comic though.
“Move me on to any black square. Use me any time you want. Send an instant comment to me. Initial it with loving care, yourself…” I’ve Seen All Good People, Yes.
alviebird almost 14 years ago
Any direction he wants.
ksoskins almost 14 years ago
She’s a Killer Queen Gunpowder, gelatine Dynamite with a laser beam Guaranteed to blow your mind Anytime
lewisbower almost 14 years ago
I must be the only one who sees the offensive possibilities of a king. Forward, backward, side ward, diagonal. Looks formidable to me. I’ve used kings in checkmates many a time. But maybe you are the type who straps a gun on to be manly. Then I suggest you limit your offence to Rooks and Queens. You don’t have to get close to your opponent.
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 14 years ago
and if you pass go, you get 200 bucks!
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 14 years ago
..and if you roll doubles, you get to move again
fritzoid Premium Member almost 14 years ago
If my King is taken, I play the Ace that I keep up my sleeve. My opponent never expects THAT!
MisngNOLA almost 14 years ago
NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!! Oh wait that’s something completely different, sorry fritz.
magnamax almost 14 years ago
The King moves wherever the Queen wants.
alviebird almost 14 years ago
The man who invented chess was obviously married. He knew where the power lies.
My strategy is to get my rooks into the action. It takes planning to get them out of their corners. I clear all my ‘officers’ from their base rank to prepare to castle. In the process I look for opportunities to lose the queen’s pawn, king’s pawn, and/or king’s bishop’s pawn.
Magasek almost 14 years ago
thebird55 said: “The man who invented chess was obviously married. He knew where the power lies.”
Thanks for the laugh bird :)
Sheik Yerbouti said: “…Gunpowder, gelatine…”
Thanks Sheik, I never quite understood that line of the song.
Please don’t read futher if you are not interested in a history lesson from a chess coach
Chess derived from the Indian game chatrang from a few thousand years ago. In that game, instead of a Queen there was a Vizier, more like a field general, royal adviser and the leader of the Shah’s (King’s) army. The piece was more powerful than the Shah, though orginally only a little more powerful (could only move two spaces in any direction as opposed to the Shah’s one space. The other pieces represented other parts of an Indian army, infantry (pawns), cavalry (Knights), chariotry (Bishops), and elephants (Rooks).
It wasn’t until the Renaissance that the pieces were renamed and romanticized into Kings, Queens, Bishops, Knights, etc. symbolic of the European royal court of the time. It was also around this time that the Queen gained more power in her movement giving rise to what was then called “Mad Queen Chess” and which eventually became modern chess.
BTW (and now I’m just being nit picky): The board in the comic is set up wrong. There is an often forgotten rule in chess that when the board is set in front of the players, the square on the right side of the row closest to either player will be a white colored square. In the picture, the square on the right of the row closest to the Knight is black, which means the board is rotated 90 degrees from correct. Of course, looking closer, the squares on the board aren’t all colored in correctly anyway. Still a funny comic though.
MisngNOLA almost 14 years ago
“Move me on to any black square. Use me any time you want. Send an instant comment to me. Initial it with loving care, yourself…” I’ve Seen All Good People, Yes.