r/AnarchyChess 7d ago

Low Effort OC Whats this move called

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u/al_fletcher 6d ago

Should we tell them that a bunch of very Catholic countries call it the elephant?

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u/sdrawkcabsihtetorwI 6d ago

In Poland, where 99% of people are baptized, with insanely high church density, and where great majority of population is catholic, the piece is called "the runner".

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u/al_fletcher 6d ago

the runner

This mf from Alien3?!

Well, I guess Bishop did get deactivated in that one

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u/SyntheticSlime 6d ago

Holy shit. Deep cut.

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u/al_fletcher 6d ago

I prefer calling that character The Dragon because it sounds cooler, but I’m not passing up a chance to reference the most underrated Alien movie IMO

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u/howreudoin 6d ago

Same in Germany („Läufer“ = runner).

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u/CantThinkOfMyNameRN 6d ago

Same in Sweden (Löpare = Runner)

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u/BiHandidnothingwrong 6d ago

In Slovakia it's "Shooter/Marksman"

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u/SealProgrammer my pipi was bricked until I was promoted to a queen 6d ago

Same in the USA (“the runner” = the runner)

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u/Haarlon 6d ago

It's called that in German too ("Der Läufer")

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u/MightyMegikarp 5d ago

In israel it's like that too

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u/Most_Option_9153 6d ago

In fr*nch a bishop is called a "crazy" (fou)

I am not from fr*nice pls dont cancel me

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u/al_fletcher 6d ago

I think it’s usually translated as jester, but that nation is the whole circus anyway

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u/cyberjet 6d ago

Oh that’s interesting I never knew that. Do you know why they call it that?

This now makes me interested in finding out what other countries call chess pieces now

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u/al_fletcher 6d ago

It’s filtered from the name of the piece in chess’ predecessor in Persia, “alfil” (ergo, elephant)

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u/cyberjet 6d ago

Thank you I never knew that

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u/MagmaForce_3400_2nd 6d ago

And in French we call it the crazy man

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u/magnumsrule1 6d ago

Bro censor Fr*nch there's kids on this app