échecs
How I spent my Thursday afternoon.
by Kylie
Here's some vocabulary for you:
Chess - Échecs
Eng French
King Roi - (lit.) King
Queen Dame - (lit.) Lady
Bishop Fou - (lit.) Madman
Knight Cavalier - (lit.) Rider
Rook Tour - (lit.) Tower
Pawn Pion - (lit.) Pawn
I noted in the rule book that calling the "Dame" the "Reine" and the "Cavalier" the "Cheval" is technically incorrect. Though typically that wouldn't stop me. And it amused me that every time my opponent (age 8) moved his Knight he said - CA-VAL-I-ER . One syllable for each square to count how many places to move his piece. Adorable.
He took great joy in smacking my pieces down as he took them.
I won, though.
But just.
Think I need to be boning up on my chess playing skills.
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