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Did you hear about the kidnapping at the chess tournament?
It’s ok, the kid woke up.
You said you wanted something bad, right?
It’s ok, the kid woke up.
You said you wanted something bad, right?
:) :P :D
The Power of the Pawn
While the modern game has run away with embellishments to the "back row" characters, the original chatrang featured the pawn. The game's rules were simple enough that the pawn was almost a principal piece. Pawns could cluster and trap other pieces more effectively in their large numbers.
In chess, each piece carries some weight. The French ambassador Foix noted that "If we lose a Pawn it seems a small matter; but the loss often brings with it that of the whole game." The possibilities in chess are such that a single pawn can determine an entirely different flow in the course of the game. Although we have previously seen an overriding medieval hierarchy, consider that a pawn may save a king or take a knight or rook. So even a smart pawn can lead to victory!
The Vulnerability of the Pawn
The other side of the story is that a pawn is a bargaining chip. The player throws his pawns at the enemy to take more significant pieces. The king is not so powerful without his lowly pawns, but this possibility is always there.
As a result, the pawn is almost always an undistinguished piece. Which is a shame, in light of the above. Crucially, however, the pawn is a mere tool in the course of winning the game. Henceforth and forever, the pawn is a figure without agency. Extended further, the pawn is at the will of authority.
We're all Pawns
Except for the king, of course. Playing chess, you transcend your existence as a pawn and momentarily get to be king.
Nov 4, 2021
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I'm a Barbie girl in the army world.
war and tactics,
its fantasthicc.
you can shave my hair and
deploy me anywhere.
Nov 4, 2021
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Vincidroid wrote:
I'm a Barbie girl in the army world.
war and tactics,
its fantasthicc.
you can shave my hair and
deploy me anywhere.
Nice rhyme
Why we love RAR
Sometimes I pause and wonder,
Why things are the way are,
But it's a simple answer really,
Everything is meant for RAR
All the money in this world,
All the treasures that we own,
Is simply meant for us RARers
To take, or, to "loan"
Since everything is meant for RAR,
I might as well love it as it is,
So I'll tell you why I do,
You can make it into a quiz:
RAR is happy, RAR is sad,
RAR is evil, RAR is bad,
RAR is rich and RAR is strong,
RAR's the reason we don't get along.
RAR is stupid, therefore smart,
RAR is every type of art,
RAR's all knowing and quite wise,
We don't need to advertise.
RAR is funny, RAR is fun,
RAR is punny, RAR is pun,
RAR is winning, RAR is chess,
That alone makes it the best.
RAR is RAR and anti-RAR
RAR is a train, and a car,
RAR is everything you say,
I will RAR you every day.
- Deer Leader 2017
Do anything but mean things.