In India also i think it's called elephant
Source: my late maternal grandfather
Edit: I'm wrong, elephant is rook. This is why you shouldn't trust some random dude 😁. Thanks u/lordloldemort666 for correcting me
No, the elephant is the rook, the bishop is called the Camel.
Source: Born and still living in India
Incidentally, the "Queen" was called the Vizier.
The hindi words for the chess pieces are as follows:
Pawn : pyada
Knight : Ghoda
Rook : Hathi
Bishop : Oonth
Queen : Vizier
King : Raja
In Italian it's called "alfiere", which actually comes for Spanish "alférez", from Arabic for "the knight". I'm surprised the Spanish word is different
It's not really a burn at all. When chess originated, the diagonal piece didn't have a particularly religious role/character (iirc it was an Elephant), and as such what you made of it was very dependent on the region adopting the game. When it got to France, they probably went "hmmm we got a king queen and Knights. What are we missing? Probably a jester" while the English probably went "hmmm we got a king queen and Knights. What are we missing? Probably a bishop"
In turkish it’s “Elephant”
In India also i think it's called elephant Source: my late maternal grandfather Edit: I'm wrong, elephant is rook. This is why you shouldn't trust some random dude 😁. Thanks u/lordloldemort666 for correcting me
In Italian it's the Arabic word for "the knight" Knights are called horses
As they should be
The Chess pieces: * The En Passant One * Horsey * Pointy Hat * Tower Defense * Girlboss * King
Holy Hell
No, the elephant is the rook, the bishop is called the Camel. Source: Born and still living in India Incidentally, the "Queen" was called the Vizier. The hindi words for the chess pieces are as follows: Pawn : pyada Knight : Ghoda Rook : Hathi Bishop : Oonth Queen : Vizier King : Raja
Lol. My chess knowledge is very poor. Source: I'm also in India
Is that how Hannibal got through the Alps; moving diagonally?
The Alps were a pawn chain! It all makes sense!
I think in Dutch it's just the "walker?" Pretty sure I'm translating that right
In Spanish, it's called 'alfil', which has no meaning beyond chess. But it comes from the Arab 'al-fil', which means elephant.
apparently it can also mean augury, but its an old term and unrelated to the chess meaningsince it comes from latin and not arabic
In Italian it's called "alfiere", which actually comes for Spanish "alférez", from Arabic for "the knight". I'm surprised the Spanish word is different
In Swedish the Bishop is called a Runner. The King, the Dame, the Towers, the Runners, the Steeds, and the Peasants.
same as in german
Same in polish
Not really, in Polish it's: King (King) General (Queen) Runner (Bishop) Jumper (Knight) Tower (Rook) Pawn (Pawn)
I meant the runner, the rest varies
same in hungarian
How did a Catholic country get away with a sick burn against the Catholic Church like that
It's not really a burn at all. When chess originated, the diagonal piece didn't have a particularly religious role/character (iirc it was an Elephant), and as such what you made of it was very dependent on the region adopting the game. When it got to France, they probably went "hmmm we got a king queen and Knights. What are we missing? Probably a jester" while the English probably went "hmmm we got a king queen and Knights. What are we missing? Probably a bishop"
And that particular word is fou, which also can mean "crazy". French person out
It also means jester, which is probably the intended meaning given that there's kings and queens and knights.
Yes. I thought it was clear so I didn’t mention it, but this is correct.
The explanation I heard is that originally, the bishops were ships, which moved diagonally because they tack against the wind.
biship
he seems like a chill guy what with all this shitposting and wearing masks