Its from the Persian for chariot (rukh) - I thought that was fairly accepted and well known?Stewart Reuben wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2017 4:09 pmGeoff Chandler >what gets me is books, T.V. programmes and films calling Rooks, Castles.
So, I presume you use the term 'rooking' when making that rather odd move with the king and rook?
Even the staff in the ECF Office ddn't know why it is called a 'rook'.
Media comments on chess
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"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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Hi Stewart,
I don't even mind when they call a Knight the horse (usually a joke)
but saying a Rook is a Castle just bugs me.
'The Trap'. Best book I've read for a while so I've forgiven 'castles.'
I don't even mind when they call a Knight the horse (usually a joke)
but saying a Rook is a Castle just bugs me.
'The Trap'. Best book I've read for a while so I've forgiven 'castles.'
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There is a clock, I think. Not easy to make out, but I seem to see a vague rectangular blur. not much darker than the background, where a clock ought to be.
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
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David Pritchard made that suggestion in his humorous piece "A Match At The Club". Broadcast c1961 on the BBC's chess radio programme and reprinted in Chess Treasury Of The Air.Stewart Reuben wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2017 4:09 pmGeoff Chandler >what gets me is books, T.V. programmes and films calling Rooks, Castles.
So, I presume you use the term 'rooking' when making that rather odd move with the king and rook?
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
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Anthony Buckeridge committed the same sin in Jennings Follows A Clue. Someone's chess set is knocked off his head (don't ask) and " .... castles, knights and bishops flew in all directions".Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2017 10:19 amI'm reading an excellent book at the moment, 'The Trap' by Melanie Raabe.
A few references to chess and that has 'Knights, Bishops and Castles'.
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
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Good to meet another Jennings fan. My favourite books as a boy.John Clarke wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2017 10:59 pmAnthony Buckeridge committed the same sin in Jennings Follows A Clue. Someone's chess set is knocked off his head (don't ask) and " .... castles, knights and bishops flew in all directions".
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Hi John,
I think you are correct, there is a clock. My bad.
I think you are correct, there is a clock. My bad.
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In this film....
...there is a picture of Paul Morphy on the wall.
https://www.redhotpawn.com/chess-blog/l ... ogpost.372
...there is a picture of Paul Morphy on the wall.
https://www.redhotpawn.com/chess-blog/l ... ogpost.372
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And at first glance one might think that the guy seated at the fireplace is Kasparov. (And the one standing is Richie Benaud).Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:46 pm
...there is a picture of Paul Morphy on the wall.
https://www.redhotpawn.com/chess-blog/l ... ogpost.372
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Good on ya, Richard. I still find some of them laugh-out-loud funny (including Clue). Actually I'm a double Jennings fan - both the fictional schoolboy, and the Oddly books by Paul Jennings. (OK Carl - there won't be any more off-topic stuff from me ....)Richard James wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:29 pmGood to meet another Jennings fan. My favourite books as a boy.
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
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Hi John,
You are on topic, Paul Jennings is the chairman of the River Chess Association.
http://www.riverchessassociation.co.uk/ ... tives.html
You are on topic, Paul Jennings is the chairman of the River Chess Association.
http://www.riverchessassociation.co.uk/ ... tives.html
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On the 10pm BBC news last night either the newsreader or the political correspondent (Laura K) said (commenting on the resignation of the Defence Secretary): " ... with the removal of this single chess piece from the board Theresa May's entire position could collapse".
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Matt >Its from the Persian for chariot (rukh) - I thought that was fairly accepted and well known?<
I have little doubt that most readers here knew that. The point I was making is that many people do not.
In the Jennibgs book, to use the term 'castle' may be correct in the social context of a school for pre-teenagers who do not have a deep chess education.
I have little doubt that most readers here knew that. The point I was making is that many people do not.
In the Jennibgs book, to use the term 'castle' may be correct in the social context of a school for pre-teenagers who do not have a deep chess education.
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Pirlo as if Deep Blue had tired of chess
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An odd tale in the Wall Street Journal and some seriously silly reporting - wasn't sure if it deserved its own thread:
"Obsessive learner" spends a month learning chess, develops an algorithm, takes on Magnus Carlsen. Can the novice beat the World Champion?
And White lost in 39 moves. But the novice is undeterred:
"Obsessive learner" spends a month learning chess, develops an algorithm, takes on Magnus Carlsen. Can the novice beat the World Champion?
Here's the first few moves to judge for yourselves...WSJ wrote:After eight moves, using his own limited chess ability, the unthinkable was occurring: Max was winning.
And White lost in 39 moves. But the novice is undeterred:
Anyone willing to take bets on when Magnus next plays him?Max Deutsch wrote:I’d estimate that it would take between 200–500 hours to become a human chess computer capable of defeating the world champion.