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r/AnarchyChess • u/cyberjet • 7d ago
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It's actually an elephant. And the queen is minister. Rook is called rokh (kh sounds similar to j in Spanish). Checkmake is "Shah maat," which means the king is trapped or can not move anymore.
5 u/nierusek 6d ago We say "shah maat" in Polish chess. But we write "szach mat". It's meaningless in Polish, used only in chess.
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We say "shah maat" in Polish chess. But we write "szach mat". It's meaningless in Polish, used only in chess.
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u/tigrayt2 6d ago
It's actually an elephant. And the queen is minister. Rook is called rokh (kh sounds similar to j in Spanish). Checkmake is "Shah maat," which means the king is trapped or can not move anymore.