Lewis Carroll owned a book called The Chess Players Companion by Howard Staunton which had a chapter on Marked Pawns. Some people think that Alice was a...
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Sylvain Ravot
sravot@...
Jun 7, 2008 8:30 am
What does mean "marked pawn" ? Thanks ! kerry.grover a crit : Lewis Carroll owned a book called The Chess Players Companion by Howard Staunton which had a...
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dragstripfreaky
Jun 7, 2008 9:53 am
If my knowledge of the wonderful game of chess doesn't fail me, in this case, the marked pawn is the pawn who can checkmate the Queen and is kept under...
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oldjoesoap
Jun 7, 2008 11:27 am
... Howard ... Staunton's book is largely concerned with various methods of handicapping the better player to produce a more even game (changing the odds)....
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dragstripfreaky
Jun 7, 2008 12:00 pm
Ahh, thank you. I needed that cleared up. Robert. ... that ... King ... (changing ... piece ... Carroll ... Staunton ... who...
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tufail45
Jun 7, 2008 11:31 pm
Hi all! A fiend of mine who is attempting esearch into Lewis Carroll's friendships has been told that he was friendly with a 'a Jewish Professor' during his...
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oldjoesoap
Jun 8, 2008 10:03 am
... Carroll's ... ...perhaps he was a Hebrew Professor........Edward Pusey?...
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Arne Moll
tokkietor2003
Jun 8, 2008 11:11 am
Actually, as a chess player I find Staunton's suggestion (if he indeed made that suggestion, which I cannot check since I don't have the original text) to mate...
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oldjoesoap
Jun 8, 2008 1:35 pm
... made ... text) ... Carrollian in ... you an ... with ... does not ... from ... the ... possible to ... actual ... play ... You can read Staunton's...
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Robert Cubinelli
dragstripfreaky
Jun 8, 2008 4:34 pm
Yes, 'checkmate' has lost ground at international levels and Master levels, but here on this site, it's better to stick to the "traditional" word lest we...
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Arne Moll
tokkietor2003
Jun 8, 2008 5:09 pm
Haha, then I assume that on non-Carroll sites you're referring to Dodgson as 'that drug-loving child molester', not to confuse others? :-) Arne...
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Michael Everson
evertype
Jun 8, 2008 5:54 pm
... Was this comment courteous? It does not seem so, smiley or not. -- Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com...
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bowerbird@...
bbirdiman
Jun 8, 2008 6:29 pm
... oh please. first of all, if you're ignoring a smiley, you're willfully brushing off a sign you were given. but even in the absence of a sign, you should...
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Ryan
spoon_fozan
Jun 8, 2008 6:39 pm
I would like to know what major contributions Lewis Carroll made to the field of mathematics and logic. While most sources on the web agree that he did make...
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Michael Everson
evertype
Jun 8, 2008 6:45 pm
... Perhaps a smiley is not mitigating enough. ... Kindly do not suggest that I am not intelligent. ... You may wish to review the rules of this list: ...
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Michael Everson
evertype
Jun 8, 2008 6:45 pm
... There is a fair bit of discussion about this in The Annotated Alice. -- Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com...
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bowerbird@...
bbirdiman
Jun 8, 2008 7:10 pm
... perhaps you'd like to put up a scale of offenses, along with their respective "mitigating" aspects? ... and here is the same problem, demonstrated once...
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Arne Moll
tokkietor2003
Jun 8, 2008 7:24 pm
Of course it was a joke - as, by the way, everybody who knows some of my previous postings on this list would know for sure. But still, I also tried to make a...
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Michael Everson
evertype
Jun 8, 2008 7:35 pm
... You will be welcome to leave the list if you don't follow them. They are not draconian. ... Mayhap. That is why I asked Arne the question. I did not ask...
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kerry.grover
Jun 8, 2008 7:38 pm
What do you call it then?...
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dragstripfreaky
Jun 8, 2008 7:43 pm
i don't know about other sites, I'm only trying to clear up any confusion here....minf you, i used the word TRYING :) Rob ... Dodgson ... Master ... the...
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dragstripfreaky
Jun 8, 2008 7:48 pm
I only hope I have not directly or indirectly fueled any "flaming" or fights here. I know curiosity killed the cat, but sometimes its TRUE : (. Rob ... They ...
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Michael Everson
evertype
Jun 8, 2008 7:50 pm
... "Mate", isn't it? -- Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com...
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dragstripfreaky
Jun 8, 2008 7:51 pm
I hope this can be of some help....I have provided the link to the source too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate ********** Checkmate (frequently...
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bowerbird@...
bbirdiman
Jun 8, 2008 8:20 pm
... error. in my opinion, there is where your analogy broke down. (and emphatically _not_ because some found it "uncivil".) "checkmate" may not be the...
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BlackMonk
electriccomi...
Jun 8, 2008 8:22 pm
... From: "Arne Moll" <arnemail@...> To: <lewiscarroll@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [lewiscarroll] Re: The Chess...
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Arne Moll
tokkietor2003
Jun 8, 2008 9:37 pm
Well, ask any serious chess player, he'll use the word 'mate' for sure, not checkmate. Using 'checkmate' is not illegal, and perhaps not even wrong - it's just...
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Michael Everson
evertype
Jun 8, 2008 9:52 pm
... You can assert that this is the case, but I disagree. I learnt chess with the word "checkmate", as well as "check" and "mate". Plenty of people enjoy the...
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BlackMonk
electriccomi...
Jun 8, 2008 10:23 pm
... From: "Arne Moll" <arnemail@...> To: <lewiscarroll@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [lewiscarroll] Re: The Chess...
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Robert Cubinelli
dragstripfreaky
Jun 8, 2008 10:59 pm
I've been in the language biz for over 30 years and have been playing chess for over over 30 odd years too. All I can add is that game-wise, through the years...
