Author: Rémi Coulom
Date: 12:42:15 06/12/02
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Ananse, by Walter Bannermann, means "spider" in an African language. Not sure
whether it's Afrikaans, though. The Crazy Bishop is a funny pun when translated
in French ("Le Fou Fou").
Rémi
On June 12, 2002 at 15:14:19, Adam Oellermann wrote:
>Blikskottel is Afrikaans slang, and translates approximately as 'rascal' (though
>literally it means something like tin dish!). If a kid kicked a football through
>your window you might call them a blikskottel. I'm pretty sure this is still the
>only chess engine with an Afrikaans name - and I reckon if it can't be unique on
>account of its strength, then at least I can give it a singular name!
>
>On June 12, 2002 at 14:31:57, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>Where'd you come up with the name?
>>
>>Crafty, Fritz, Junior, Rebel, Chess Tiger, Movei, Ferret, Monsoon, etc., etc.
>>
>>
>>Where'd they all come from?
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