CHESS!

[Pinwig]

Knight e2

[The Doctor]

FIRST KNIGHT.

-Ralph

[Shockprowl]

Pawn d3.

[Philip Ayres]

Don't think I know what that sort of Astromech looks like

[Shockprowl]

May 1, 2022 15:10:40 GMT The Doctor said:

FIRST KNIGHT.

-Ralph

FIRST PAWN.

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Pawn scandal! RESIGN!

Martin

[Shockprowl]

"Pawns are the soul of chess."


-François-André Danican Philidor, 1749.

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Meaning what?

Martin

[Philip Ayres]

May 1, 2022 15:09:36 GMT Pinwig said:

Knight e2

No,Nighty Night!

[Shockprowl]

Pawns are at the heart of an attack, and of a defence. Everything starts with a strong pawn structure. They anchor pieces, shield the King, hinder and constrain The Enemy. And a passed Pawn...? In the Endgame, a pawn that cannot be opposed by another pawn can be pushed... TO GLORY!

[Shockprowl]

May 1, 2022 17:21:10 GMT Philip Ayres said:

May 1, 2022 15:09:36 GMT Pinwig said:

Knight e2

No,Nighty Night!

Hey! Do I pollute your many Rodimus/Hotrod threads with with with, noises of me vomiting and insulting remarks about the character?!?!

[Grand Moff Muffin]

May 1, 2022 17:21:57 GMT Shockprowl said:

Pawns are at the heart of an attack, and of a defence. Everything starts with a strong pawn structure. They anchor pieces, shield the King, hinder and constrain The Enemy. And a passed...? In the Endgame, a pawn that cannot be opposed by another pawn can be pushed... TO GLORY!

So why does that make them the soul of chess?

Rather than the lungs, or the fists, or as you say, the heart?

I would say they are the fists, because you use them to bash your opponent but also to shield your more vital organs, and you don't mind them taking some pain... and then, when there's an opening, they can score a knockout blow.

But a certain number of pawns are expendable... and I wouldn't call the soul expendable.

Martin

[Pinwig]

Where does Ram Man fit into this?

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Or or or maybe pawns are like the souls of chess players, because they are willing to trade them in exchange for victory!

Martin

[Grand Moff Muffin]

Pinwig's mind is straying to Masters of the Universe, whereas my mind is on my G.I. Joe Classified shelf.

OK, Cobra Commander is the King, he's useless. Destro is the Queen, he's competent and gets stuff done. Firefly and Major Bludd are the Bishops. The Red Ninja and Alley Viper are the Knights. The Cobra Infantry and ordinary Viper are the Castles. And Battle Android Troopers for Pawns. Except sadly I don't have eight of them.

Martin

[Shockprowl]

May 1, 2022 17:30:38 GMT Grand Moff Muffin said:

May 1, 2022 17:21:57 GMT Shockprowl said:

Pawns are at the heart of an attack, and of a defence. Everything starts with a strong pawn structure. They anchor pieces, shield the King, hinder and constrain The Enemy. And a passed...? In the Endgame, a pawn that cannot be opposed by another pawn can be pushed... TO GLORY!

So why does that make them the soul of chess?

Rather than the lungs, or the fists, or as you say, the heart?

I would say they are the fists, because you use them to bash your opponent but also to shield your more vital organs, and you don't mind them taking some pain... and then, when there's an opening, they can score a knockout blow.

But a certain number of pawns are expendable... and I wouldn't call the soul expendable.

Martin

I... I think he was just trying to be, you know, romantic about it 'n'that. He was a composer after all. 'Soul' as in 'foundation'. The foundation of a person is their soul. Chess is a whole, a collective unit, an organism, a machine. Every element, every cell, every cog, plays its part. And the pawn is the beginning. Of everything. Just as The Soul is the beginning... OF A MAN.



But I like your interpretation of what a pawn is, Grand Moff! You should read Yasser Seirawan. You should... play.

[Shockprowl]

May 1, 2022 17:51:57 GMT Grand Moff Muffin said:

Pinwig's mind is straying to Masters of the Universe, whereas my mind is on my G.I. Joe Classified shelf.

OK, Cobra Commander is the King, he's useless. Destro is the Queen, he's competent and gets stuff done. Firefly and Major Bludd are the Bishops. The Red Ninja and Alley Viper are the Knights. The Cobra Infantry and ordinary Viper are the Castles. And Battle Android Troopers for Pawns. Except sadly I don't have eight of them.

Martin

But the king is far from useless. That's what everyone thinks... at first. Certainly, in the opening and middlegame, the king is vulnerable, and a burden. But in the Endgame...?! The King becomes an attacking piece, with great power, and MUST BE CENTRALISED AND UTILISED.... or you *WILL* loose.


I'm going to stop talking now 'cos I don't want to give Pinwig too much information.




Cobra Commander also has the best helmet.

[Philip Ayres]

May 1, 2022 17:23:44 GMT Shockprowl said:

May 1, 2022 17:21:10 GMT Philip Ayres said:

No,Nighty Night!

Hey! Do I pollute your many Rodimus/Hotrod threads with with with, noises of me vomiting and insulting remarks about the character?!?!

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[Grand Moff Muffin]

May 1, 2022 17:05:23 GMT Shockprowl said:

"Pawns are the soul of chess."

I dunno, as victory cries go, "Your pawn is mine!" just doesn't sound right...

Martin

[Pinwig]

May 1, 2022 16:57:06 GMT Shockprowl said:

Pawn d3.

Hang on, are you taking the piss?

[Philip Ayres]

May 1, 2022 17:51:57 GMT Grand Moff Muffin said:

Pinwig's mind is straying to Masters of the Universe, whereas my mind is on my G.I. Joe Classified shelf.

OK, Cobra Commander is the King, he's useless. Destro is the Queen, he's competent and gets stuff done. Firefly and Major Bludd are the Bishops. The Red Ninja and Alley Viper are the Knights. The Cobra Infantry and ordinary Viper are the Castles. And Battle Android Troopers for Pawns. Except sadly I don't have eight of them.

Martin

....yet

[Pinwig]

Knight c1

[The Doctor]

What are your thoughts on tractors?

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

Very VERY expensive tyres.

[Shockprowl]

May 1, 2022 18:03:35 GMT Pinwig said:

May 1, 2022 16:57:06 GMT Shockprowl said:

Pawn d3.

Hang on, are you taking the piss?

I am not taking any piss from you. There is no piss. There is only: art, science, and sport (Anatoly Karpov, 1988).

[Shockprowl]

May 1, 2022 18:03:20 GMT Grand Moff Muffin said:

May 1, 2022 17:05:23 GMT Shockprowl said:

"Pawns are the soul of chess."

I dunno, as victory cries go, "Your pawn is mine!" just doesn't sound right...

Martin

Read. Your. Seirawan.

[Shockprowl]

May 1, 2022 20:50:56 GMT The Doctor said:

What are your thoughts on tractors?

-Ralph

Always spotted me early, and made good efforts to *safely* get outa my way.

[Shockprowl]

May 1, 2022 18:54:07 GMT Pinwig said:

Knight c1

Good move. Seirawanistically speaking (which is a high compliment). I'm fairly sure I know what my next move is, but I'm finishing off a cheeky Shiraz, so I must find out if future Shockprowl agrees with with past Shockprowl, when 'present' Shockprowl can manage to form clearer thought patterns. ('Cos, we all know how complicated and fleeting 'present' maybe.)

[Pinwig]

I'm working on the assumption all your moves are good ones. I'm not convinced I completely know pawns so I'm half expecting this rogue element currently romping into my defence to do something I'm unaware of. I tried to look it all up and discovered this en passant thing. Never heard of that!

[Shockprowl]

Castling and the en passant rule are the only weird rules in chess. Just those two. Everything else is logical.


Pawns are.... dangerous.... tiny blades in your ribs; gleeful for any chance to attack their betters and usurp them. They demolish the very squares beneath the feet of your pieces! And *you* are their general.