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ID:11677 Apr 26 2006, 8:07 am
Gughunter	upper case = Nazi pieces lower case = English pieces `.k...... r...P..r ......n. ...n.... ........ q....... ........ ....K...` The Nazi pawn has made it most of the way across the board, but is now surrounded. Can you get him out of trouble in just one move? Click link for the answer! http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14416

Apr 26 2006, 8:30 am
Chaos Black	Pawns can only move forword. And because the king cant help, just turn him into a Queen and kick ass Yes, i know you were joking.

Apr 26 2006, 9:09 am
Gughunter	Correct! I was wondering if anyone would notice that I actually took the time to put together a real chess puzzle -- and that it was an incredibly lame one. :)

Apr 26 2006, 11:17 am
Airjoe	pawn rook knight bishop queen king Err, what piece starts with an "n"? Or did you use "n" for knight since "k" was for king?

Apr 26 2006, 11:43 am
Gughunter	Airjoe -- correct! That is how the real chess pros do it, or so I am led to believe.

Apr 26 2006, 12:03 pm
Acebloke	With the link: I wouldnt exactly trust what the Times says :P (Yeah ok... I read the independent >.>)

Apr 26 2006, 1:06 pm
ACWraith	Aw, you mean 'h' for horsey is no good?

Apr 26 2006, 3:19 pm
Crispy	The abbot waited to see what long-term, devious strategies were being evolved. Then his opponent tapped a piece with a bony finger. REMIND ME AGAIN, said Death, HOW THE LITTLE HORSE-SHAPED ONES MOVE. --Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

Apr 27 2006, 4:57 am
Gughunter	I really should try some Terry Pratchett books. The only one I've read so far is Good Omens (he was a co-author, I think) and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Apr 27 2006, 9:37 am
Jmurph	Yeah, the queen solution seems pretty obvious. Alternately, you could knock all the pieces off the board and stomp on them, perhaps taking a moment to strike your opponent in the groin. :-P

Apr 27 2006, 9:49 am
Bahamatt	Kb7! >_> Your move, you Nazi-gone-Jihad!

Apr 27 2006, 9:50 am
Gughunter	Well, yeah, but if you allow that strategy, it works for any chess puzzle. :)

Apr 27 2006, 12:04 pm

Jmurph

Even better, it works for non-chess puzzles.

It's a great all purpose solution.

Boss deny you a raise?
Knock his stuff on the floor with optional groin punch.

Cop arrest you afterwards?
Knock his stuff on the floor with optional groin punch.

Judge deny you bail?
Knock his stuff on the floor with optional groin punch.

Guy in prison make you his woman?
Knock his stuff on the floor with optional groin punch.

The possibilities are endless!

Apr 27 2006, 3:23 pm
Lummox JR	See? Who said violence never solved anything?

Apr 28 2006, 10:16 am
Chaos Black	Umm, Well they also said the world was flat. AND IMA PROVE THEM WRONG!

Apr 29 2006, 4:20 pm
Jtgibson	I don't even use knives to cut down boxes at work any more. Violence is indeed the answer!

Apr 29 2006, 11:56 pm
Jp	QUID QUO PRO!

May 3 2006, 3:57 pm
Gughunter	Quod erat demonstrandum!

May 4 2006, 5:24 am
Airjoe	Did you get my email with the .zip? I sent it out a few days ago and never got a response. I figured you were busy with work or somesuch, but then noticed you published Kunark's article so I'm just checking up to see if the email went through.

May 5 2006, 12:57 pm
Gughunter	Yes sir! You are next on the agenda.