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Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:47 pm
by Geoff Chandler
....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.
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:00 pm
by MJMcCready
Interesting, so the claim is that there is cockney rhyming slang for chess pieces? I would be interested in hearing all terms if so.
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:18 pm
by Geoff Chandler
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
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:26 pm
by Clive Blackburn
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.
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:37 pm
by Geoff Chandler
'Rhyming Slang' - Zugzwang!
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:38 pm
by Jon Mahony
“I mated my opponent last night on the Sherman!”
Sherman = Sherman Tank - Back Rank
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:48 pm
by Jon Mahony
“I sacrificed the Barry to open Ralph”
Ralph = Ralph Fiennes - Lines
Friday afternoon at work, hey-ho
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:49 pm
by Clive Blackburn
My opponent played the Judi last night, really boring game!
Judi = Judi Dench - Exchange French
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:57 pm
by Geoff Chandler
Ah the old Sherman Blind.
Blind Date - Checkmate.
He should have 'huffed.'
'huffed and puffed' - created luft.
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 5:59 pm
by Gordon Cadden
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 !
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:09 pm
by Jonathan Bryant
Gordon Cadden wrote:... Kingsway ....
There’s a Sicilian Avenue just off Kingsway.
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:33 am
by MJMcCready
I guess players such as Konstantinopolosky aren't going to feature in this post.
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:40 am
by Reg Clucas
At the start of the game there is a Donald in each corner of the board.
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 10:00 am
by Clive Blackburn
Donalds feature heavily in Bridge as well (Donald Trumps)
Re: Andrew Martin Untranslated
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 3:55 pm
by Geoff Chandler
"I guess players such as Konstantinopolosky aren't going to feature in this post."
That will be Julius.
Julius Ceasar - that Russian geezer = (Konstantinopolosky)