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In reply to the discussion: It isn't chess. It's chicken [View all]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)16. Excactly!! "That might be how they do it in France, but not in America!!"
If we called it something like "Pawnicide", they might get it.
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The CEO of my company has played Bobby fisher and keeps bringing it up at every opportunity
srican69
Dec 2012
#26
yes, so you've repeatedly said. the idea is "sacrifice the king," then? for the win? okey dokey.
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#33
yes, you're so very clever & i don't know how to play. the point is clearly to protect the pawns
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#41
My dad taught me initially ... sadly we stopped playing when I started to beat him.
JoePhilly
Dec 2012
#32
Like someone here said elsewhere on DU, in chess you sacrifice pawns to save the royalty.
djean111
Dec 2012
#2
That person knows very little about how chess is actually played. Pawns are not used that way.
JoePhilly
Dec 2012
#8
in reality, everything on the board can be sacrified if it protects the king.
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#21
If you sacrifice all your pieces, you either lose, or at best obtain a draw. But you do not win.
JoePhilly
Dec 2012
#24
i didn't say anything about 'impunity'. i said the goal is to protect the king and get the other
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#36