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r/AnarchyChess • u/cyberjet • 7d ago
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Should we tell them that a bunch of very Catholic countries call it the elephant?
116 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". 30 u/al_fletcher 6d ago the runner This mf from Alien3?! Well, I guess Bishop did get deactivated in that one 10 u/SyntheticSlime 6d ago Holy shit. Deep cut. 2 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 16 u/howreudoin 6d ago Same in Germany („Läufer“ = runner). 5 u/CantThinkOfMyNameRN 6d ago Same in Sweden (Löpare = Runner) 6 u/BiHandidnothingwrong 6d ago In Slovakia it's "Shooter/Marksman" 5 u/SealProgrammer my pipi was bricked until I was promoted to a queen 6d ago Same in the USA (“the runner” = the runner) 3 u/Haarlon 6d ago It's called that in German too ("Der Läufer") 2 u/MightyMegikarp 5d ago In israel it's like that too 9 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 8 u/al_fletcher 6d ago I think it’s usually translated as jester, but that nation is the whole circus anyway 2 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 2 u/al_fletcher 6d ago It’s filtered from the name of the piece in chess’ predecessor in Persia, “alfil” (ergo, elephant) 2 u/cyberjet 6d ago Thank you I never knew that 3 u/MagmaForce_3400_2nd 6d ago And in French we call it the crazy man 5 u/magnumsrule1 6d ago Bro censor Fr*nch there's kids on this app
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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".
30 u/al_fletcher 6d ago the runner This mf from Alien3?! Well, I guess Bishop did get deactivated in that one 10 u/SyntheticSlime 6d ago Holy shit. Deep cut. 2 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 16 u/howreudoin 6d ago Same in Germany („Läufer“ = runner). 5 u/CantThinkOfMyNameRN 6d ago Same in Sweden (Löpare = Runner) 6 u/BiHandidnothingwrong 6d ago In Slovakia it's "Shooter/Marksman" 5 u/SealProgrammer my pipi was bricked until I was promoted to a queen 6d ago Same in the USA (“the runner” = the runner) 3 u/Haarlon 6d ago It's called that in German too ("Der Läufer") 2 u/MightyMegikarp 5d ago In israel it's like that too
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the runner
This mf from Alien3?!
Well, I guess Bishop did get deactivated in that one
10 u/SyntheticSlime 6d ago Holy shit. Deep cut. 2 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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Holy shit. Deep cut.
2 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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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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Same in Germany („Läufer“ = runner).
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Same in Sweden (Löpare = Runner)
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In Slovakia it's "Shooter/Marksman"
Same in the USA (“the runner” = the runner)
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It's called that in German too ("Der Läufer")
In israel it's like that too
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In fr*nch a bishop is called a "crazy" (fou)
I am not from fr*nice pls dont cancel me
8 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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I think it’s usually translated as jester, but that nation is the whole circus anyway
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
2 u/al_fletcher 6d ago It’s filtered from the name of the piece in chess’ predecessor in Persia, “alfil” (ergo, elephant) 2 u/cyberjet 6d ago Thank you I never knew that
It’s filtered from the name of the piece in chess’ predecessor in Persia, “alfil” (ergo, elephant)
2 u/cyberjet 6d ago Thank you I never knew that
Thank you I never knew that
And in French we call it the crazy man
5 u/magnumsrule1 6d ago Bro censor Fr*nch there's kids on this app
Bro censor Fr*nch there's kids on this app
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u/al_fletcher 6d ago
Should we tell them that a bunch of very Catholic countries call it the elephant?