Andrew Martin Untranslated

Geoff Chandler · Post by **Geoff Chandler** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:47 pm

....and as it is the Festive Season....

soheil_hooshdaran in Andrew thread on 'YouTube Chess Instruction' asks:

"Do you have any work which I may translate, IM Martin?"

First he will have to translate the Cockney Rhyming Slang.

"The Goldie Gardens the Barry."

Goldie = Goldie Hawn - Pawn
Gardens = Garden Rake - Takes
Barry = Barry White - Knight

"Bonnnie played Beautiful"

Bonnie = Bonnie Lassie - Boris Spassky
Beautiful - Beautiful Kisser - Bobby Fischer.

This is great fun, please join in.

MJMcCready · Post by **MJMcCready** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:00 pm

Interesting, so the claim is that there is cockney rhyming slang for chess pieces? I would be interested in hearing all terms if so.

Geoff Chandler · Post by **Geoff Chandler** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:18 pm

The whole of London is a chessboard.

The King's Road, Queen's Wharf, Knightsbridge, Bishopsgate,
The Rook and Raven, The Elelphant and Castle.

And there are loads of Pawn shops.

The London System

Clive Blackburn · Post by **Clive Blackburn** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:26 pm

One piece of cockney which has passed from chess into much more general usage is the expression "In a two and eight".

Most dictionaries will tell you that this is rhyming slang for "in a state" but originally among chess players it would have been "in a mate' indicating that there is no possible escape from the situation.

Geoff Chandler · Post by **Geoff Chandler** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:37 pm

'Rhyming Slang' - Zugzwang!

Jon Mahony · Post by **Jon Mahony** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:38 pm

“I mated my opponent last night on the Sherman!”

Sherman = Sherman Tank - Back Rank

Jon Mahony · Post by **Jon Mahony** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:48 pm

“I sacrificed the Barry to open Ralph”

Ralph = Ralph Fiennes - Lines

Friday afternoon at work, hey-ho

Clive Blackburn · Post by **Clive Blackburn** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:49 pm

My opponent played the Judi last night, really boring game!

Judi = Judi Dench - Exchange French

Geoff Chandler · Post by **Geoff Chandler** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:57 pm

Ah the old Sherman Blind.

Blind Date - Checkmate.

He should have 'huffed.'

'huffed and puffed' - created luft.

Gordon Cadden · Post by **Gordon Cadden** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 5:59 pm

Geoff Chandler wrote:The whole of London is a chessboard.

The King's Road, Queen's Wharf, Knightsbridge, Bishopsgate,
The Rook and Raven, The Elelphant and Castle.

And there are loads of Pawn shops.

The London System

Queensway, and Kingsway, not forgetting the Bishopsbridge Road, come to mind. The Chequers Public House in St. James; the list is endless !

Jonathan Bryant · Post by **Jonathan Bryant** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:09 pm

Gordon Cadden wrote:... Kingsway ....

There’s a Sicilian Avenue just off Kingsway.

MJMcCready · Post by **MJMcCready** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:33 am

I guess players such as Konstantinopolosky aren't going to feature in this post.

Reg Clucas · Post by **Reg Clucas** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:40 am

At the start of the game there is a Donald in each corner of the board.

Clive Blackburn · Post by **Clive Blackburn** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 10:00 am

Donalds feature heavily in Bridge as well (Donald Trumps)

Geoff Chandler · Post by **Geoff Chandler** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 3:55 pm

"I guess players such as Konstantinopolosky aren't going to feature in this post."

That will be Julius.

Julius Ceasar - that Russian geezer = (Konstantinopolosky)

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