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motherinlaw

How many chess koan forum founders does it take to confuse a Bishop?

Only one ... if the Bishop is already confused.

motherinlaw

Cool song -- don't remember ever hearing it.  Also don't know what it means.  And that means it's an actual "chess koan!"   Why would someone want someone else to tell him he's the Bishop?  Doesn't he already know that?  If he's not really the Bishop, being told he is won't make it true.  I shall meditate on this.

motherinlaw

Chinese poetry seems cool.  Also cool:  strange songs about odd airlines in Asia, and misplaced marriage licenses.  Much to think about.

motherinlaw

Ah.  New chess riddle:

Q  How is marriage like chess?  

A:  (# 1)  There are no do-overs:  make  the wrong move, you lose.

blueemu

How about some chess Haiku?

The first Pawn advances.

The first shot is fired.

... at the first Pawn.

motherinlaw

Nice pun! One small glitch:

Haiku's "syllables" rule  is

Five, seven and five

 

motherinlaw

You are fortunate, Grasshopper, that MIL does not suffer from epilepsy.

blueemu
motherinlaw wrote:

Haiku's "syllables" rule  is

Five, seven and five

I guess mine was a Lowku.

motherinlaw
blueemu wrote:
motherinlaw wrote:

Haiku's "syllables" rule  is

Five, seven and five

I guess mine was a Lowku.

Ah, I see you have a gift for neologisms.  How about puns?  Some consider puns the lowest form of verbal humor.  (presumably then, even lower than a "Lowku.")  Personally, I try to keep an opun mind on the subject.  Especially with regard to chess-related puns.  

In fact, some knights, when I can't sleep, I'll start may king up dreadful pawn after dreadful pawn, just trying to get some piece, until I finally get really board and just check out.

 

blueemu

King's Pawn,

Queen's Pawn,

Rook's Pawn,

Frog spawn.

motherinlaw

Alas, my chess pun challenge has left me overextended.  I find my mental file of chess terms has insufficient material to support an opun match along these lines, so I'm left hanging.   I can only mention, en passing, that in the face of an apparent triangulation in this game, I'm resigned to being forced into an endgame -- isolated, poorly positioned, with only one patzer-like piece of tactical advice left:  any time you see your Queen and your Exposed King being forked by a Knight, this is what's called a "Royal Fork," and I'd advise you to consider suggesting a "draw."  (Drawing stuff can be fun!)

ratatouie

oh mother in law what a statuesqe figure u have there

ratatouie

oh mother in law, my my my

motherinlaw

Oh, my, no.  I'm afraid such a statue would simply strike fear into the hearts of any or all of those tired, poor huddled masses as they were coming into the harbor.  No matter how much they were yearning to breathe free, they'd most certainly reconsider their plans.  Even the most wretched among them - the homeless, the tempest-tossed, and the especially the ones who were real ticked off about being called "refuse" - even they would have second thoughts at the sight of that statue.  I'd like to think they'd make the wise choice:  veering away from the Island of Manhattan, changing course, and setting sail instead for the truly friendly, genuinely warm and welcoming Island of Gilligan.

ratatouie

OH MOTHERINLAW HOW ELEGANT YOU SPEAK <->(SRY, NOT YELLING) soft and gentle like a breeze across an open lake shore  and like u said refuse i dont think id refuse an opinion like your speach.

motherinlaw

Lovely music.  Sad and lovely.  And weird.

cletejohnsburg

S. Tartakower - “Tactics is what you do when there is something to do , 

strategy is what you do when there is nothing to do.

motherinlaw
cletejohnsburg wrote:

S. Tartakower - “Tactics is what you do when there is something to do , 

strategy is what you do when there is nothing to do.

Ah, these are "wise words" indeed!

Now, whenever I don't know what to do, so I make some random move, based on ... well, nothing, really ... now, at least, I finally know what to call it:  "strategy." (!)

cletejohnsburg

I think you’ve got it by Jove! Pardon me if he was a progenitor.

Re: your statue image.

cletejohnsburg

Hmmm. Wow man. Evocative graphic and a little zen.  Selah