𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 16 days agoCheckmatelemmy.worldimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down18cross-posted to: anarchychess@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down3·15 days agojesters? they’re bishops…
minus-squareEiri@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up15·15 days agoSorry. Did a direct translation of the French name without thinking.
minus-squareapolo399@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·15 days agoI’ll add Spanish! “Alfil”, taken from arabic “(al-)fil”, taken from persian “pil”, meaning “the elephant”, since at some point in the past the piece was, evidently, an elephant.
minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 days agoYou may look a bit beyond the edge of the anglophone world.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agowell in my language they’re “runners” so i guess i should have thought a bit harder there…
jesters? they’re bishops…
Sorry. Did a direct translation of the French name without thinking.
well, til!
And in German they’re “Runners”
I’ll add Spanish! “Alfil”, taken from arabic “(al-)fil”, taken from persian “pil”, meaning “the elephant”, since at some point in the past the piece was, evidently, an elephant.
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You may look a bit beyond the edge of the anglophone world.
well in my language they’re “runners” so i guess i should have thought a bit harder there…