[lit-ideas] Re: Russia & chess

EY:
(Minor quibble: "the 'pawns' come out first and fight it out to the death, leaving only the richest elite to survive the war" is not quite true of chess. Think pawn promotion, open v. closed chess games, and pawn-only endgames.)
I will not. I will not think pawn promotion, nor open v. closed chess games, or pawn-only endgames. There are limits to my liberalism and you, sir, have crossed the line. Never let it be said that I, a pawn-shop shopper ever relied upon pawns to survive. Or whatever. Something like that. What time is it? When's the next bus due? What street is this? 

Mike Geary
a quibbling stickler
Memphis
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Yost" <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 12:46 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Russia & chess
John: Even the idea of chess as helpful in understanding "an" international conflict is misleading. No government is ever in "an" international conflict; they are ALL ALWAYS engaged in several simultaneous conflict of interests, whether peaceful or not.
John nailed it! I should have read his post before replying. (Minor quibble: "the 'pawns' come out first and fight it out to the death, leaving only the richest elite to survive the war" is not quite true of chess. Think pawn promotion, open v. closed chess games, and pawn-only endgames.) 
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