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thomas1962
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Chess Lingo I've heard of hog on 7 ( rook on 7th rank ) , blind swine ( rook on 7th rank with nothing to capture ).Family fork ( knight witch fork king and queen ), but last night I came across a new one, " Devils Crossroad" anyone know the board set up for this one? Or any other chess lingo?.....Thomas
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kremator
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I think A devil's crossroad is a piece that is pinned several times. Then again I could be wrong.
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desertfox
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Family fork? A knight that attacks king+queen+rook is doing a family check. Blind swines? David Janowsky spoke of blind pigs, meaning two rook on your opponent's 7th rank, wreaking havoc.
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soikins
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I know one In russian: "Pshol v obzhornij rjad", something like "went to an eating line" in english. Only "obzhratsa" in russian slang means more like -- eat like a pig (a lot and in an ugly fashion). Anyway it is tha same as hog on 7.
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