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Ashley
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Ashley asked in Games & RecreationBoard Games · 4 years ago

In chess, why do French people call the Bishop "fool"?

Or have I got it all wrong?

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  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    The French always surrender (resign) on move 1 anyway so it doesn't matter.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    The Bishop is also known as the Kings Fool.

    You sacrifice the Bishop, to save your king........making him the fool.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Jester in French, runner in German, elephant in Russian!

    Older French chess books show the figurine of a jester with cap and bells to represent the piece we call the bishop.

    Note to the TD ignoramus: all of the above info is correct. Try looking it up, or is that too much effort for you?

  • Cantra
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    In France, they thought the grooved top of the chess piece looked like a jester's cap, jester is 'Fou de roi' (King's fool) and just 'fou' for short.

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