Author: Stephen A. Boak
Date: 08:51:24 07/26/01
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On July 26, 2001 at 02:37:20, Tony Werten wrote: >On July 25, 2001 at 14:36:50, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On July 25, 2001 at 07:14:22, Tony Werten wrote: >>[snip] >>>Your loosing me here Dan. What's a pig got to do with chess ? >> >>Yassar Seirawan calls rooks pigs. I have seen other authors call them that >>also. Or are you pulling my leg? > >Nope. Never heard the expression. Thanks for explaining. > >cheers, > >Tony I've heard two Rooks on the 7th described by a senior GM as 'like blind pigs in a corn row [perhaps 'field' was the word used]'. I suppose that rooks on the 7th are also known for their voracious appetite, and like gluttonous blind pigs in a corn row would move back and forth, sniffing about for anything they can contact and eat. The 'blind' part might serve to emphasize the uncaring way they cast about, thrashing back and forth, looking for a meal, or the fact that they will blindly eat anything they encounter. 'Row' works better than 'field', due to the typically lined up nature of pawn (and other) targets on the 7th. An apt description in my opinion. --Steve
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