It doesn't have to be a warfare analogy, swap out all the war stuff and make it interpersonal ways of dealing with each other. Like present a problem on a board, and assign each piece to solve it. They'd each deal with it differently. That is no different than people. The rook as a canon can also be that guy that that is the "alpha" but not in charge-- the king is. So war can be replaced by work place politics, or anything. I mean it's an analogy so it's only going to be so good, but I find it useful for an analogy for theater.
Queen, why not Minister?
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That piece should be called The Ranger, Commando or Assassin, since it is obviously the most bad ass piece on the table. Queen!? Get back in the keep and fetch us some dinner.
Nov 16, 2020
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It was changed from war minister to queen for a reason. If you want to change it back then you must refute the reason.
This reminds me of something I've thought way too much about. I see each piece as a character, with specific character traits. This doesn't help with actually playing the game, but it helps me use chess as an analogy when talking amongst theater people.
What's a knight, kinda like a mystical spirtual warrior by one understanding, right? His way of dealing with things comes from a very different motivation than everyone else. He seems to move through things-- to those of us that see in straight lines. When he's on one color his eyes are fixed on the other. He has no obstacles, but his own way limits his choices, greatly.
What's a bishop? A kind of religious bureaucrat, right? He, in his white or black robes, sees the world as either all black or all white and sees nothing as a straight on fight, but he sees all the angles. But in looking at the world in a loop-hole sort of way, he sees everything one color. His counterpart sees everything the exact opposite. Their narrow-mindedness is their limitation.
The rook, well he's a cannon, or artilitarymen anyway. Line him up and fire. Put him square up on the fortress, and fire away-- the 7th or 2nd rank, after blasting his way up a file. How does an artilitarly man see the world? As Napoleon did, survey the terrain (pawn structure), find the the way through it or set up a blockade of the file to prevent your opponents artillery from setting up on your defenses.
The King? The big middle aged warrior. Yeah, he's slow, and yeah he's a target on a crowded battlefield. But, he sees the world as it is, and fight straight on with anyone, if he gets up to them and gets his hands on them.
The pawn, the footsoldier or infantry man. He defines the terrain, and sets up the fight. If he gets to storm the castle (becomes a dangerous passed pawn and not just mia) well, it's all hell and chaos.
The Queen. Well all these men fight with their disfunctions and adaptations. But the Queen knows all their BS right on first sight and is having none of it. The king is there because of duty and responsibility to his heirs and his lineage. The queen is there because she wants to be queen, and her ambition frees her from the limitations the others have. Can she see the world as the king? yeah, and so much more. As the bishop? yeah, she how that man works too, but she sees so much more. The knight-- no! But, there is something interesting, the Rook works best with a bishop not a knight, but a queen wprls best with a knight (though, she being without limitations can work with any of them to make a formidable duo). The queen is the master of all men in this analogy, seeing right through their BS. All except the knight.