Chess is Sexist?
Theres a point-rating system for the pieces that goes like this:
Queen: 9 points
Rook: 5 points
Bishop or Knight: 3 points
Pawn: 1 point
Then there's the King who is literally priceless because he determines whether the game is won or lost. One could argue that the Queen is the most powerful of the active pieces, but in the end she still gets sacrificed for the King.
Chess is Racist?
I taught a black friend how to play chess and it was awkward having to explain to him that "white always goes first." It's true though. In chess, white always goes first.
Chess is homophobic?
The one thing that chess is most definitely not is homophobic. If a Pawn gets to the end of the board he can turn into a big ole' flaming Queen. He can turn into any number of things, actually. He can be a Queen... a Knight... a Bishop. A whole trifecta of gay fetishes.
For the actual history of chess go here.
Below is a great song called "One Night In Bangkok" from a failed musical called "Chess." The lyrics are hilarious and I love the references to the ladyboys in Thailand. "If you're lucky then the girl's a she..."
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4 comments:
All fair comments. Draughts (Checkers) is very different -all piecs are uniform and have the same number of spaces they can move, and the DARK pieces go first (unless stated otherwise.)
That is one fat queen.
OMG I'd forgotten that song, it's so good! "I get my kicks above the waist-line, sunshine!" Too funny.
But you can't turn into another King can you?
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