Leon's Microblog – Posts tagged "Chess"

The White King, 1 minute before battle: "This day is mine. My plans are immaculate. Every likely stratagem and attack has been accounted for. The only possibility I haven't considered is if the Black King's army has the exact same number of units as us, in the exact same formatio

Chess's narrative supposes the pieces are two armies that obey their King. But the King is another inert piece, and the same human hand moves it. Maybe the pieces don't even know each other, or know their colours, and believe their every move, every murder, is self-motivated.