Chess?

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38. No. You ARE distorting what I said in my OP.

Here is what I said (rhetorically):
[font size=]"Chess is a game where Pawns are sacrificed to protect the Royalty"[/font]
(note to Chorophyll : this is one of the occasions I referenced above)

By ALL measures of logic, that is a TRUE statement.
In the Game of Chess, Pawns are sacrificed routinely, every day, to protect the Royalty. It is usually a sign that someone has lost the game, but is desperately clinging to the hope that they can somehow Pull It Out.

EVERYBODY with even a superficial knowledge of Chess KNOWS that.
Anyone who has ever played Chess has DONE that, even YOU.
The term "Sacrificial Pawn" has entered the common lexicon.

Never did I say that it was a "significant" part of the game,
or even a good strategy.
YOUR Strawman said THAT.

It would be just as true to say that:
Football is a game where the ball is thrown down field to score Touchdowns.
That also is a TRUE statement.

Here is the fiction YOU created in your failed attempt to discredit my position.
[font color = firebrick size=3] JoePhilly stated:
"In the OP, you suggest that sacrificing pawns in a significant part of what chess is."[/font]
I call BULLSHIT on you, and challenge you to document your charge.
At no time or place did I say, or even imply that Sacrificing Pawns was "a significant part of what chess is",
nor did I say or imply that it was a good strategy.
I merely stated that it HAPPENS.

Are you going to insist that Chess is a game where Pawns are NEVER sacrificed to protect the Royalty?
Go ahead.
Make my day.

Thank You for kicking this thread in a futile attempt to defend your indefensible position. I'm having fun, and looking for a smilie of Spiking-the-Ball
I generally don't believe in taunting losers, but in this instance I will make an exception.

Walk Away, or post a defense of the ONLY position that will logically disprove
the statement I made in the OP.
Defend YOUR position that :
[font size=3]Pawns are NEVER sacrificed to protect the Royalty in Chess.[/font]