HermanHiddema wrote:
tapir wrote:
So sad, obviously political correctness started some hundred years earlier than we thought it did. Yet, all chess players say "king (is) dead" to end the game.
Actually, the term check mate derives from the Persian "shah mat", which means "the king (shah) is defeated (mat)" (but not dead). See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate#EtymologyAt least they kill the pieces in persian according to the same iranica article, looked that up yesterday.
Now, if shogi terminology would talk about prisoners that would make so much more sense.
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