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<blockquote data-quote="ZeFrenchy" data-source="post: 469874" data-attributes="member: 47244"><p>I like that analogy, I use it often also for the positions:</p><p>pawns = tight-five forwards, doing the most imporant work: going forward, and protecting the king.</p><p>king = halfback pairing. Need to be protected and kept out of the action itself.</p><p>bishops = centres, running odd lines to penetrate into the opponent's defence.</p><p>knights = flankers, going here and there causing mess.</p><p>And my favorite: rooks = wingers, the development of a chess tableau is done when you manage to put the rooks together and make attacks with one in support of the other, just like the wingers need to find each other in moves after set pieces to penetrate in midfield. It's what I tell winger in my club <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>I haven't managed to find an analogy with the queen. Probably it does both the fullback and the number 8, but it'a a bit more surreal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ZeFrenchy, post: 469874, member: 47244"] I like that analogy, I use it often also for the positions: pawns = tight-five forwards, doing the most imporant work: going forward, and protecting the king. king = halfback pairing. Need to be protected and kept out of the action itself. bishops = centres, running odd lines to penetrate into the opponent's defence. knights = flankers, going here and there causing mess. And my favorite: rooks = wingers, the development of a chess tableau is done when you manage to put the rooks together and make attacks with one in support of the other, just like the wingers need to find each other in moves after set pieces to penetrate in midfield. It's what I tell winger in my club :) I haven't managed to find an analogy with the queen. Probably it does both the fullback and the number 8, but it'a a bit more surreal. [/QUOTE]
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