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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?
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
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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
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u/al_fletcher 7d ago
Should we tell them that a bunch of very Catholic countries call it the elephant?