Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-13
Playing Chess

forehead smiled at her. I'm going to
teach you chess" he announced. Il
brought over the men,"
why, how perfectly lovelyl" cried
the girl in pink, Immediately pulling
off the cover. ri know I'll be Just
crazy about I'll Aren't they cunningl"
I'm glad you're pleased" said the
young man in a gratihed tone. II was
afraid you wouldn't want to learn or
would be bored. Few women care
about chess. It's really a great
camel"
"The idea Of not caring about itl"
exclaimed the girl in pink, spreading
out the board. IT know It's so differ
emit Why. the other girls will simply
die Of envy when tell them I can
play chess! It sounds so intellec-
tual!"
"Now, wen set up the men," an
nounced the young man with the high
forehead.
ooh, they're not all alike, are
they?" she continued in surprise.
How funny! 1 should think that
would mix you up dreadfullyl Don't
you think It would be lots easier to
play II they were all alike? I heard
Of man who could play six games
Of chess at once--let's try it,"
The young man coughed. Well, l
have men for only one game" he said.
Maybe 1t would be better just at first
not to try any morel"
"All right" agreed the girl in pink,
cheerfully. "Only I think It would be
loads of fun to have six games at the
same time Then we could walk
around among them. I get awfully
tired sitting still-do you? guess it's
because have nerves. My mothers
sister"
Nov I'll move this one" said the
young man. Then he explained the
moves to her and finally said: Its
your turn"
Il think 1t is perfectly absurd not
to let them all move alike!" she cried.
at just mixes you up! Is that really
the way you have to play or are you
just trying to fool met"
I'm not smart enough to make II
up" said hesyoung man. Men more
brilliant than I invented the moves
hundreds and hundreds of years ago"
WELL" said the girl In pink indig
nantly, "if they've been playing 1t SO
long I should think they would have
Strengthened 1t out and simplified II
before now. You move 'em all alike
when you play checkers and you know
what you are doingl II this things q
queen why isn't there a crown OF
something on 1t, and for these horses
that turn corners-how perfectly
ridiculous!"
You'll understand 1t after you have
played 1t while" said the youne
man. "I'd move that one to start
with If I were you"
All right" said the girl in pink
I'D rather shoot this one down the
black squares, though. It's so funny
to see It go crisscross instead OF
straight ahead"
But you can't" said the young man.
Your bishop can't move because that
pawn is in the way!"
Il don't think little pawn ought to
count when it's a bishop that wants
to get by" said the girl in pink, argu-
mentatively.
Nov III move this" said the
young man, firmly. "You see, it threat.
ems your queen"
Il don't see why that is so awful"
said the other. "Oh, you say the
queen is the most valuable of all be-
cause 1t moves farther and in every
direction? oh, Arthur! I saw Marie
downtown today and what do you sup
pose she told me? You'll be surprised!
You'd never guess
"You can't move that way" said the
young man. "This isn't dominoes or
checkers-the idea isn't to take all
your opponents mem"
well, what is the idea?" demanded
the young woman. ''In checkers you
try to take 'em and-oh, to checkmate
the king. you say? Well, I'd like to
know how l can get anywhere near
your king when you've got him on the
back line with all those other things
stacked up In front of him-you ought
to move en- out. What's that thing
A castle? How silly! II doesn't look
any more like a castle than l do! II
it's a castle, why doesn't 1t look like
one?'
I'm afraid" suggested the young
man. shat chess doesn't appeal to
you! Perhaps we'd better stop play
ingl" 80
why, I'm perfectly crazy about IT,"
insisted the girl in pink. 81 think Il
is terribly interesting and I'm so glad
I've learned how! And don't see any.
thing so awfully hard about It either!