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Modern Military Analogues for Chess Pieces
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Mine goes like this,
Pawn: Infantry Platoons/Companies
Knight: Engineering/Mortar Squads
Bishop: Fighter Planes
Rook: Tanks or Artillery
Queen: Delta Force Squad
King: Brigadier General
Sometimes I use black as the attacking navy/marines
Jan 20, 2023
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pawn = infantry
knight = cavalry
bishop = snipers
rook = direct support artillery
queen = general support artillery
king = headquarters
Emperor111 wrote:
Magnus Carlsen- Napoleon Bonaparte/Julius Ceaser
yes funny
But seriously even in medieval times if this is a medieval army there should be cannons no cap
RaistlinOfKrynn wrote:
ROOKS----armored forces (i.e., Tanks; light, medium, and heavy, depending upon the pressure exerted upon the chessboard file/rank)...PAWNS----infantry forces...BISHOPS----artillery forces (both long-range and short-range, depending upon pressure exerted upon the chessboard diagonal)...KNIGHTS----a combination of ground-attack helicopters and APCs...QUEEN----the airforces (both air-to-air combat for air superiority over the battlefield [queen vs. queen] and ground-attack aircraft)...KINGS----Command HQ, along with accompanying elite ground forces...**remember, chess simulates a land battle, so the King will not necessarily represent the leader of the nation unless that leader is also in the field, which hadn't happened dince the 1800s.**
in the untied states they call the king the commander in chief. They are the highest leader in the armed forces
The President of the United States--a.k.a, 'Commander In Chief'--never accompanies ground forces into combat!! ...🙄...my chess pieces-military analogy covers the various things that ARE present on the battlefield, including the General (who is part of Command HQ [HeadQuarters]).
RaistlinOfKrynn wrote:
The President of the United States--a.k.a, 'Commander In Chief'--never accompanies ground forces into combat!! ...🙄...my chess pieces-military analogy covers the various things that ARE present on the battlefield, including the General (who is part of Command HQ [HeadQuarters]).
but in modern times the president is present on the battlefield via headset. Generals are often not present in the field as well.
You should go backwards.
Chess is just an extension of the human body.
King is the head
Queen is the hip.
Rooks are legs.
Bishops are shoulders.
Knights are arms.
Pawns are hands.
Phalanx = foot soldiers in tight formation
Phalanx = finger bones
long_quach wrote:
You should go backwards.
Chess is just an extension of the human body.
Legs drive punches like Rooks drive Pawns.
Pawns are jabs.
Bishops are crosses.
Knights are upper cuts and hooks.
In Chinese Chess, it is more obvious.
Pawns are hands.
Advisors are shoulders.
Rooks are legs.
Elephants are boxing blocks.
Cannons are grapples where you need an in-between piece to choke, like the arm triangle choke, which is identical to a Cannon against Advisors checkmate.
long_quach wrote:
You should go backwards.
Chess is just an extension of the human body.
Watch the movie
The Mystery of Chess Boxing.
Great Kung Fu movie.
Tigraness wrote:
Originally, chess pieces were to represent different branches of ancient military: represented chariotry, cavalierly, elephantry, and infantry. was the prime-minister of the . Imagine you have invented the game of chess in 2017 . What would be the most accurate modern military analogues for chess pieces now? Let's brainstorm! My take:
Artillery
Helicopters
Tanks
Infantry
Airforce
Can represent the Country as whole!
Speak of the Devil.
Shong Chee is Xiangqi (also known as Chinese chess), using characters representing American Political and Military institutions.
https://chessantiques.com/product/shong-chee-eastern-chess/
I always thought the modern analog of Chinese Chess.
The Palace would be The Beltway.
The King would be the White House.
The Viziers would be the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Elephants as defensive missiles are perfect.
LeChessDudeMaybe wrote:
Emperor111 wrote:
Magnus Carlsen- Napoleon Bonaparte/Julius Ceaser
yes funny
I have a Napoleon and Caesar chess set. A splice of 2 sets.
knights- texas cavalry