So who else is up for Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS as Queen of the Karotechia? Mark McFadden --Mark McFadden

KAROTECHIA CHESS

Mark McFadden
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 18:36:00 -0800
Subject: DG: Karotechia chess

Possibly spawning a new thread, Davide Mana wrote:

> A possible explanation is that Ritters and Bauers cover the mundane
> functions of their respective Karotechia sections, while Bischofes
> are sort of a "spiritual guide" for the unit.
> This gives a different meaning to the ranks - Bischofe as Bishop, as
> to say spiritual leader of the community, Ritter as Knight, the
> military man, Bauer as Rook, or Tower, the defense and connection
> with the ground (the land).
> But on the other hand, this is not necessarily ment to be just a
> chess allegory, right?
>
> So, but maybe the Ritters are the actual "first line commanders", and
> Bauers could well be non-aryans if the K section in question is based
> in an area with a high non-aryan representation.
My High School German was never very good in the first place, and has over time become a spastic collection of ludicrous pronunciations and inappropriate umlauts. I don't have a qualified opinion on German chess terminology.
But the possible symbolism of the chess pieces? Here's one:

Obstacles can be either the enemy pieces or your own men. Chess pieces are not defined by their power. They are all equal in strength in that a pawn can kill a King, and a pawn can become a Queen. Chess pieces are defined by their mode of movement, and by extension their manner of dealing with obstacles.

Bishops move always on the diagonal. Each side has essentially one "white' Bishop (the one that travels exclusively on the white squares) and a "black" Bishop. Bishops can travel the length and width of the board in one move, penetrating defenses "between" the obstacles. Because of his range, the Bishop can immobilize an entire section of the board if barriers or traps are not erected, usually by sacrificing a man.

Knights are not stopped by obstacles. They move around them or over them. A wall of pieces will not keep a Knight from his goal. And any piece that stands there will die when the Knight lands. The range of the Knight's control is short, but it is absolute.

The Rook is a combination of fortification and artillery. It stays behind it's lines, threatening instant death along a straight path that can span the board. The Rooks are almost always part of the end game, and most drives to checkmate begin with taking the other side's Rooks but keeping one in reserve. Note that most drives toward checkmate are content to bypass, elude or threaten other pieces, but almost always kill both Rooks (of the losing side). Ahem. Rooks that remember their place and do not stray at the beginning of the game can be given the opportunity to exchange places with the King at the right time, if the King is in the right place and all "obstacles" have been moved, or ....removed.

Pawns? They either spend the game immobile, a living wall before their King, or traveling relentlessly across the board, often in formation with other Pawns. Each Pawn, if he passes through the enemy territory a single step at a time will be given the opportunity to trade places with a dead piece.

The Queen. There is only one on each side. Capable of spanning the board in one move, either "between" obstacles like a Bishop or in a straight line like a V2s course. These Valkyries dominate whatever part of the board they acquire, and either lead deep attacks or make them possible by controlling the opposition. Of the two royal pieces, the Queen is the active partner because her death will not lose the game. However, the Queen is not sacrificed lightly, and is almost always the piece resurrected when a Pawn completes his pilgrimage.


So who else is up for Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS as Queen of the Karotechia? I mean, not that she'd be _obligated_ to wearing, like, jackboots and a leather butt-floss....
Damn. Did I type that out loud?

Mark "You should see me play Risk" McFadden


Duran Goodyear
Subject: DG: Re: Karotechia chess
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 01:41:37 -0500

after that description (ecspecialy the but floss comment) I can't imagine what your Risk game is like...

-Duran "played risk twice" goodyear


David Farnell
Subject: DG: RE: EH Aryans/Chess/Etymology
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 16:02:13 +0900

I like some of the ideas here (especially the butt floss), but I was picturing it this way:

King: Hitler/Nyarlathotep
Queen: Der Dritte Triumvirate (those old queens)
Bishops: Bischofe
Knights: Ritter
Rooks: Strongholds like La Estancia
Pawns: Bauer

and below them are the Nobodies--tons of racists and neo-fascists around the world who know nothing of the Karotechia

Finally, regarding my earlier post about a multi-cultural Karotechia, I didn't mean that Africans, Jews, Asians, etc. would be made into Bishofe--I just meant that such could be in the K, meaning the lower ranks or being used for special projects/ positions.

Dave



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