I don’t know. Like most ‘officers’ maybe he directs the fight from the rear. Probably not though. When you lead Id-iots, it is best not to get in front of them.
One high ranking Russian chess player was once asked what his favorite chess piece was. He reportedly said: “The Knight. I can move in eight different ways, all of them crooked!”.
One ‘simple’ rule that sometimes causes confusion is the rule that the King cannot move into check, that is onto a square on which he could be captured by a piece of the opposite color. A result of this rule is that a king cannot capture the king of the opposite color, because for that to happen the king to be captured would have to have moved into check. A king can capture any piece of the opposite color on any adjacent square, so long as he does not move into check by doing so. I have known people to say that because a king cannot capture another king (a result of the rule, not the rule itself), it is possible for kings to occupy adjacent squares.
jagedlo almost 6 years ago
Looks like the rowdies are out early today…
juncarlo almost 6 years ago
It’s not a backward, it’s a strategically planned withdrawal. Planned to survive another day.
TexTech almost 6 years ago
Well that is certainly a very rude (even if accurate) comment about Rodney.
Troglodyte almost 6 years ago
Given Rod’s “success rate” in battle, I wouldn’t imagine him to be a very skilful chess player.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 6 years ago
I don’t know. Like most ‘officers’ maybe he directs the fight from the rear. Probably not though. When you lead Id-iots, it is best not to get in front of them.
jpayne4040 almost 6 years ago
BURN!!!
flagmichael almost 6 years ago
Knight moves….
Doug Taylor Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
Out in the back seat of my ’60 Chevy
Workin’ on mysteries without any clues
Workin’ on our night moves
Snolep almost 6 years ago
Rod and Sir Robin.
Mediatech almost 6 years ago
If you retreat fast enough you can circumnavigate the Earth and take them from behind.
micromos almost 6 years ago
I love chess but it’s hard to find opponents.
WCraft Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Zing!
comixbomix almost 6 years ago
I guess Rodney’s not an emu…
Calvin almost 6 years ago
TMI!
William Bednar Premium Member almost 6 years ago
One high ranking Russian chess player was once asked what his favorite chess piece was. He reportedly said: “The Knight. I can move in eight different ways, all of them crooked!”.
ChessPirate almost 6 years ago
And like the knight, Rod can jump over the fighting…
Brian Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Chess hecklers are the worst!
HarveyRichmond almost 6 years ago
One ‘simple’ rule that sometimes causes confusion is the rule that the King cannot move into check, that is onto a square on which he could be captured by a piece of the opposite color. A result of this rule is that a king cannot capture the king of the opposite color, because for that to happen the king to be captured would have to have moved into check. A king can capture any piece of the opposite color on any adjacent square, so long as he does not move into check by doing so. I have known people to say that because a king cannot capture another king (a result of the rule, not the rule itself), it is possible for kings to occupy adjacent squares.
omkr01 almost 6 years ago
This is a good one!