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Subject: Compilation of Brainstorming on Chess Symbolism
Kali Yuga 49950704
Numbers:
64 squares
32 black, 32 white (sometimes red)
32 total pieces
16 black, 16 white (sometimes red, etc.)
20 possible first moves
16 total pawns
8 ranks/files/diagonals
6 ranks of progression for pawns
4 rooks/knights/bishops
2 queens, 2 kings
1 board
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Names/Words:
King
Queen
Bishop
Knight/Horse
Rook/Castle
Pawn
En Passant
Castling
Check
Checkmate
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Pieces/Moves:
King
never taken; warning given ('Check')
capture of this piece is *illegal*
game ends when capture is unaviodable
moves 1 square along 8 radials
Queen
movement => Rook + Bishop
moves unlimited squares along 8 radials
Bishop
of a single color diagonal
moves unlimited squares along 4 radials
Knight/Horse
only piece which can jump
only piece with complex move (2/1; 1/2)
only piece associated with an animal (horse)
moves once to 8 possible squares
Rook/Castle
only piece tied to the King (castling)
can only capture horizontally
moves unlimited squares along 4 radials
Pawn
can only move/capture 'forward'
only piece which can transform (often to Queen)
moves 1 square (or 2 at start) forward, unless
capturing, in which case to either forward diagonal
King/Queen
may capture in any direction
King/Knight
both begin with 'K'
King/Rook/Pawn
have special moves
P: beginning 2, capture diagonally, en passant, promotion
R/K: castling
Bishop/Pawn
may only capture diagonally
Knight/Pawn
initiating pieces
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Mobility Hierarch: Kn (jump); Q; K; R; B; P
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Rational Divide: Q/B/R (ability/power/shakti?)
K/Kn/P (skill/potential/siva?)
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Forms:
King - cross on crown
King/Queen - crowns
King/Queen/Bishop/Pawn - balls on top
Bishop - top resembles a bishop's hat
Knight - often resembles a horse
Rook - resembles a turret
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Movement Diagrams:
Pawn - \^/
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^
Rook - |
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Knight - x x
x x
x x
x x
Bishop - \ /
\ /
X
/ \
/ \
Queen - \ | /
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/|\
/ | \
King - x x x
x x
x x x
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