Finally, as an American soldier and chess player currently deployed in Iraq, this is what I can say: “I can leave my wife, my children, and my dog but never will I leave my rifle and my chessboard.” Pfc. Austin Goacher
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Susan Polgar
September 4, 2007
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>>never will I leave my rifle and my chessboard.” Pfc. Austin Goacher
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Good idea. If he runs out of bullets, he can always take a whack with the chessboard. This would be especially useful if he’s ever attacked by Garry Kasparov.
The Al-Qaeda “sac and pray” style can easily blow up in their faces. And I bet those guys don’t bother to study the endgame.
If he gave up the rifle and stuck to chess he couldn’t kill anyone.
If he gave up his rifle in Iraq he’d be soon dead.
Unfortunately, being attacked in real life is bloodier than on the chess board.
A radical interpretation of the Qur’an has it that all iconography is verboten.
That includes chess sets, KFC signs and decks of cards [Tex Ritter].
Doesn’t say much for his dog though.
Gentlemen, gentlemen…
ahem.
Civar’s medeival chess painting shows a scope out of the enemy encampment using a “chess truce” offer of a game.
http://classes.bnf.fr/echecs/grand/3_03.htm
I love this, but I hope his wife, children and dog don’t ever read this or he will be in a world of hurt!