What would you rename the pieces?

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Over time the names of the pieces have changed. What if tomorrow, everyone forgot what the names of the pieces. How would you rename them?

  • Pawn: Ball
  • Knight: Dog
  • Bishop: Muppet
  • Rook: Keg
  • Queen: Dominatrix
  • King: Priest
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Pawn: private
Knight: guerilla
Rook: tanker
bishop: needle
queen: manager
king: processor

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King - Dick Willington

Queen - Maria Estevez

Bishop - Pablo Escobar

Knight - Jerry Sunday

Rook - Shannon Haring

Pawn - Walter Murphy...

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knight: David Beckham

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Pawn: Midget

Knight: Kangeroo Jack

Bishop: Chocolate Milk

Rook: Albert

Queen: Striker

King: Fat Cat

Check: Dog

Checkmate: W00T!!! I WIN!!!

Fork: Spoon

Skewer: Bubble Gum

Pawn Promotion: Tallification

Opening: Midget Mobilization

Endagame: Final Showdown

Tactics: Tic Tacs

Material: Patatoes

Blunder: My (piece that made the blunder) Was Drunk

Good Move: no such thing

Smothered Mate: Kangaroo Beating Up a Fat Cat Trapped in a Corner

Board: Mushroom

Pin: Clinging to the Fat Cat

Grandmaster: Smart _ _ _

 

 

Am I getting too carried away with this?

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pawn-private

knight-2nd leutinet

bishop-1st leutinet

king- general

queen- captain

rook- sargeant

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pawn: student

knight: security guard

bishop: teacher

rook: bus driver

queen: professor

king: provost (chancellor?)

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pawn: person

knight: representative

bishop: senator

rook: judge

queen: Cheney

king: President

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pawn: geo

knight: pogo

bishop: motorscyle

rook: hummer

queen: porsche

king: cop

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pawn: brick

knight: window

bishop: door

rook: pillar

queen: stairs

king: roof

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king: emperor

queen: the wife of the emperor

rook: castle

bishop: prime minister

knight: horse

pawn: servant

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pawns.....dogs

queen....maneater

bishop...sniper

knight....EL CABALLO!

rook...cornerbacks

king...EL REY!

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Pawn: Foot-soldier/Pikeman

Rook: Castle

Knight: Knight

Bishop: Archer 

Queen: Paladin

King: King

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I like the names...

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I would be giving our own tradition names which we are speaking from childhood i.e. in our mother language TELUGU

but the names given in SANSKIRT is more suitable to the game

Pawn: Sipahi

Rook: Yanagu

Knight: Guram

Bishop: Onta 

Queen: Mantri

King: Raja

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prashanth21 wrote:

I would be giving our own tradition names which we are speaking from childhood i.e. in our mother language TELUGU

but the names given in SANSKIRT is more suitable to the game

 

Pawn: Sipahi

Rook: Yanagu

Knight: Guram

Bishop: Onta 

Queen: Mantri

King: Raja


i like this.

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King: Emperor

Queen: Emperor's Wife (EW)

Bishop: Priest

Knight: Stallion

Rook: Castle

Pawn: Servant

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     pawn     guard

     rook      wall

     knight    bushwhacker

     bishop   sniper

     queen    boss

     king       putz

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  • Pawn: odd
  • Knight: Galoper
  • Bishop: Whisky drinker
  • Rook: the castle of destiny
  • Queen: Miss X
  • King: The fujitif
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pawn: linemen

Knight: tailback

Bishop: reciever

Rook: tight end

Queen: quarterback

King: coach

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Pawn: Soldier

Knight: Missile Vehicle

Bishop: Gunner Vehicle

Rook: Cannon

Queen: Tank

King: General

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My nicknames for the pieces

Pawns: The little flippers (replace flippers with an inappropriate f-word)

Rooks: Masters of Field Sobriety 

Knights: Tricky Little Octopus

Bishops: Criss-Cross Apple-Sauce

Queen: The Hammer

King: Wallstreet, cause he's always around, frequently ruins my plans, and I'm always bailing him out.

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King = Wizard

White Queen = Glinda

Black Queen = Wicked Witch of the West

Knight = Lion

Bishop = Scarecrow

Rook = Tin Man

Pawns = The Lollipop Guild