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[[WMG: The Pawns suffer from gender dysmorphia]]
Pawns are the only Chess piece that do not have a specific gender. Could it perhaps be because they suffer from gender dysmorphia? This is not a fringe theory; there is evidence supporting it. Pawns can be promoted to Knights and Queens, who are male and female respectively. Thus, a Pawn transitions to another gender whenever they are promoted.
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* They're actually all friends, and the matches are just battle simulations. After one, they go back to the box, where they drink, mingle, and exchange stories, such as "Remember when you tripped me when I tried to rush forward to support my Bishop? Well played, friend, well played!" And sometimes, unbeknownst to us but knownst to them, they switch clothes while hidden in the box, and change teams to experience the game from the other side.
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[[WMG: The various ways that Pawns are promoted InUniverse]]
* They become Queens through marrying the King
* They become Knights through being, well, knighted by the King
* They become Bishops through being ordained by the Church
* They become Rooks / Castles through gaining peer status (this one is rarer, but does happen in real life)
* They become Queens through marrying the King
* They become Knights through being, well, knighted by the King
* They become Bishops through being ordained by the Church
* They become Rooks / Castles through gaining peer status (this one is rarer, but does happen in real life)
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** Chess was not invented by English-speakers, therefore it's of not relevance how that piece is called in English. In many languages, including langauges where Chess was developed, that piece is called a vizier or a commander.
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** Chess was not invented by English-speakers, therefore it's of not no relevance how that piece is called in English. In many languages, including langauges languages where Chess was developed, that piece is called a vizier or a commander.
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** Chess was not invented by English-speakers, therefore it's of not relevance how that piece is called in English. In many languages, including langauges where Chess was developed, that piece is called a vizier or a commander.
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[[WMG: Viigand is an Autistic Savant]]
He doesn't talk because he can't. He's brilliant at chess, but it's the only useful thing he can do.
* Doesn't he have a line in act 1? Comes into Anatoly's hotel after 'Where I Want To Be', says a line, and gets told to go to hell? I might be thinking of a different show here though.
* Not mistaken. The line he says is "Comrade Molokov says you want to play Chess". That being said, many Autistic Savants can't talk, and at least in the Concert version, Freddie describes his playstyle in a way that implies rigid thinking, another trait common in Autistic people.
* Not mistaken, just because Autistic Savants can talk doesn't mean they always want to. It's possible Viigand only talks when he especially wants or needs to. The prospect of Savants only talking about their hyperfixations is not unheard of, and the USSR was not exactly known for its openness to neurodivergent people. Also consider the way Molokov described him, "A Soviet, chess-playing machine!" He doesn't talk, his thoughts never stray from the state of the play.
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[[WMG: Viigand is an Autistic Savant]]
He doesn't talk because he can't. He's brilliant at chess, but it's the only useful thing he can do.
* Doesn't he have a line in act 1? Comes into Anatoly's hotel after 'Where I Want To Be', says a line, and gets told to go to hell? I might be thinking of a different show here though.
* Not mistaken. The line he says is "Comrade Molokov says you want to play Chess". That being said, many Autistic Savants can't talk, and at least in the Concert version, Freddie describes his playstyle in a way that implies rigid thinking, another trait common in Autistic people.
* Not mistaken, just because Autistic Savants can talk doesn't mean they always want to. It's possible Viigand only talks when he especially wants or needs to. The prospect of Savants only talking about their hyperfixations is not unheard of, and the USSR was not exactly known for its openness to neurodivergent people. Also consider the way Molokov described him, "A Soviet, chess-playing machine!" He doesn't talk, his thoughts never stray from the state of the play.
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*Not mistaken, just because Autistic Savants can talk doesn't mean they always want to. It's possible Viigand only talks when he especially wants or needs to. The prospect of Savants only talking about their hyperfixations is not unheard of, and the USSR was not exactly known for its openness to neurodivergent people. Also consider the way Molokov described him, "A Soviet, chess-playing machine!" He doesn't talk, his thoughts never stray from the state of the play.
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* Doesn't he have a line in act 1? Comes in to into Anatoly's hotel after 'Where I Want To Be', says a line, and gets told to go to hell? I might be thinking of a different show here though.though.
* Not mistaken. The line he says is "Comrade Molokov says you want to play Chess". That being said, many Autistic Savants can't talk, and at least in the Concert version, Freddie describes his playstyle in a way that implies rigid thinking, another trait common in Autistic people.
* Not mistaken. The line he says is "Comrade Molokov says you want to play Chess". That being said, many Autistic Savants can't talk, and at least in the Concert version, Freddie describes his playstyle in a way that implies rigid thinking, another trait common in Autistic people.
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Bishopric is an inherently funny word. So is apse.
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*** Kinda gives a whole new meaning to the term bishopric.
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** Well, they're now part of the aristocracy instead of a peasant conscript...
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* Then why wouldn't they kill their kings after promotion?
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* Extra ironic when you realize modern Chess culture takes a lot of heat for being such a male dominated game, especially at higher levels.
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* Even weirder when you consider that historically, women have been barred from becoming actual bishops.
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[[WMG: The Pawns can't move backwards because they'll be executed if they retreat]]
...Because if they could, the first thing they'd do [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation is turn around and kill their kings.]]
...Because if they could, the first thing they'd do [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation is turn around and kill their kings.]]
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* First argument doesn't quite work for Russia, through, as Queen is called Ferz'(Ферзь), or "vizier".
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[[WMG: The King is an AmazonChaser]]
Hence why he's married to one of the most blatantly overpowered individuals around, rivaled only by her black/white counterpart. A promoted pawn is one who has shown off an incredible ability to survive the heat of battle, so the king marries her straight away ([[{{Polyamory}} regardless of whether there's another queen or not]]). Heck, that might even be the ''cause'' of the conflict between White and Black... each king chasing after the other's wife (and going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge if she's ever captured, or subjecting the queen to a ScarpiaUltimatum if Checkmate occurs before then).
Hence why he's married to one of the most blatantly overpowered individuals around, rivaled only by her black/white counterpart. A promoted pawn is one who has shown off an incredible ability to survive the heat of battle, so the king marries her straight away ([[{{Polyamory}} regardless of whether there's another queen or not]]). Heck, that might even be the ''cause'' of the conflict between White and Black... each king chasing after the other's wife (and going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge if she's ever captured, or subjecting the queen to a ScarpiaUltimatum if Checkmate occurs before then).
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** [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Britain]], of course, where powerful queens are not atypical. (In some very early versions of the game, the queen was the "vizier" and could only move one space at a time, like the king.)
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** [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Britain]], of course, where powerful queens are not atypical. (In some very early versions of the game, game such as ''shatranj'', the queen was the ''fers'' or "vizier" and could only move one space at a time, like diagonally, making her even weaker than the king.)
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** [[FreudWasRight Penis Envy.]]
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** [[FreudWasRight Penis Envy.]]
Envy.
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* Doesn't he have a line in act 1? Comes in to Anatoly's hotel after 'Where I Want To Be', says a line, and gets told to go to hell? I might be thinking of a different show here though.
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* How else can the Queen - the only ambiguously female piece in the game - be the most powerful piece in the game?
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* How else can the Queen - the only ambiguously unambiguously female piece in the game - be the most powerful piece in the game?
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** [[BritishRoyalFamily Britain]], of course, where powerful queens are not atypical. (In some very early versions of the game, the queen was the "vizier" and could only move one space at a time, like the king.)
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** [[BritishRoyalFamily [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Britain]], of course, where powerful queens are not atypical. (In some very early versions of the game, the queen was the "vizier" and could only move one space at a time, like the king.)
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** [[FreudWasRight Penis Envy.]]
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** [[BritishRoyalFamily Britain]], of course, where powerful queens are not atypical. (In some very early versions of the game, the queen was the "vizier" and could only move one space at a time, like the king.)
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[[WMG: The Chess was invented by a Feminist]]
* How else can the Queen - the only ambiguously female piece in the game - be the most powerful piece in the game?
* How else can the Queen - the only ambiguously female piece in the game - be the most powerful piece in the game?
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[[WMG: The old man really was Florence's father]]
The State Department hung the both of them out to dry in order to get their man.
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He doesn't talk because he can't. He's brilliant at chess, but it's the only useful thing he can do.
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[[WMG: The old man really was Florence's father]]
The State Department hung the both of them out to dry in order to get their man.
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[[WMG: Viigand is an Autistic Savant]]
He doesn't talk because he can't. He's brilliant at chess, but it's the only useful thing he can do.
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Yes, the King. My theory is he is married to the Queen, but every other piece is a female member of his harem. The fact that pawns can [[DroppedABridgetOnHim promote to Queens]] as well as any other piece may lend some support to this. And, when the King loses, the game is automatically over. Why? Because the opposing side takes the other pieces for their King's harem.
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Yes, the King. My theory is he is married to the Queen, but every other piece is a female member of his harem. The fact that pawns can [[DroppedABridgetOnHim [[UnsettlingGenderReveal promote to Queens]] as well as any other piece may lend some support to this. And, when the King loses, the game is automatically over. Why? Because the opposing side takes the other pieces for their King's harem.
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Yes, the King. My theory is he is married to the Queen, but every other piece is a female member of his harem. The fact that pawns can [[DroppedABridgetteOnHim promote to Queens]] as well as any other piece may lend some support to this. And, when the King loses, the game is automatically over. Why? Because the opposing side takes the other pieces for their King's harem.
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Yes, the King. My theory is he is married to the Queen, but every other piece is a female member of his harem. The fact that pawns can [[DroppedABridgetteOnHim [[DroppedABridgetOnHim promote to Queens]] as well as any other piece may lend some support to this. And, when the King loses, the game is automatically over. Why? Because the opposing side takes the other pieces for their King's harem.
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At least until [[WeMeetAgain they meet again]] for the rematch.
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At least until [[WeMeetAgain they meet again]] for the rematch.rematch.
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Yes, the King. My theory is he is married to the Queen, but every other piece is a female member of his harem. The fact that pawns can [[DroppedABridgetteOnHim promote to Queens]] as well as any other piece may lend some support to this. And, when the King loses, the game is automatically over. Why? Because the opposing side takes the other pieces for their King's harem.
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Yes, the King. My theory is he is married to the Queen, but every other piece is a female member of his harem. The fact that pawns can [[DroppedABridgetteOnHim promote to Queens]] as well as any other piece may lend some support to this. And, when the King loses, the game is automatically over. Why? Because the opposing side takes the other pieces for their King's harem.harem.
[[WMG: After the BolivianArmyEnding the winning side spares the life of the loser for him to [[CruelMercy live with the shame]].]]
At least until [[WeMeetAgain they meet again]] for the rematch.
[[WMG: After the BolivianArmyEnding the winning side spares the life of the loser for him to [[CruelMercy live with the shame]].]]
At least until [[WeMeetAgain they meet again]] for the rematch.
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* Then why do they look like penises?
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* Then why do they look like penises?penises?
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Yes, the King. My theory is he is married to the Queen, but every other piece is a female member of his harem. The fact that pawns can [[DroppedABridgetteOnHim promote to Queens]] as well as any other piece may lend some support to this. And, when the King loses, the game is automatically over. Why? Because the opposing side takes the other pieces for their King's harem.
[[WMG: The King is married to the Queen and every other piece is a member of his Harem]]
Yes, the King. My theory is he is married to the Queen, but every other piece is a female member of his harem. The fact that pawns can [[DroppedABridgetteOnHim promote to Queens]] as well as any other piece may lend some support to this. And, when the King loses, the game is automatically over. Why? Because the opposing side takes the other pieces for their King's harem.
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Why, you may ask? Well, I just think so for some reason and it's Wild Mass Guessing.
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Why, you may ask? Well, I just think so for some reason and it's Wild Mass Guessing.Guessing.
* Then why do they look like penises?
* Then why do they look like penises?
