French Lesson: Clockless Chess Poem by Douglas Scotney
French Lesson: Clockless Chess
'Un coup' is French for 'a move' in chess.
To suggest un coup, (insinuer) ,
on ne bats les doigts,
on doesn't drum ons fingers;
on doesn't yawn,
on ne bâille;
on ne dit 'Coupez! '
on doesn't say 'Coupez! '
Avec politesse,
politely say
'S'il vous plait.'
As a chess player, I couldn't resist reading this once I had seen the title. A few 'e's have been left out in the English: 'Un coup' is French for 'a move' in chess. To suggest a move, (in other words, if your opponent is taking a long time and you want to tell him to move) one doesn't drum one's fingers one doesn't yawn, one doesn't say 'Move! ' just politely say 'Please.'
Up and Cup both word have amazing essence in French and you have brilliantly revealed the scene about these. Your effort is brilliantly expressed....10
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5/18/2024 12:44:32 AM # 1.0.0.1119
(Part two of comment) As for myself, I much prefer to play with a clock, using a time limit of 15 minutes per person. If you run out of time, you lose, so you never have to tell your opponent to move. Sadly, since the pandemic started, I have only been able to play chess on the computer and not facing a live opponent over a real chessboard!