CHESS IS SRS BUSINESS
During the chess game in R2 09, Schneizel uses an illegal move to “checkmate” Zero. Kings aren’t allowed to put next to each other because that’s a stalemate. Schneizel doesn’t take the game seriously, at all, and moves his King right in front of Zero’s, and also 1 square away from a black pawn that could have taken it (this is done after Lelouch’s signature “MOVE THE KING” shit). In response, Zero continues playing the game, but instead of taking the white King or moving his pawn to take it, he backs out behind the pawn.
tl;dr:
Schneizel is an asshole who looks down on people and fucks with their heads.
Lelouch is a coward who hides behind people and gets fucked in the head. (And probably the ass too, by Suzaku.)
<3 Schneizel. He passes off assholeness as kindness and playfulness so eloquently. He seemed a bit "do it for the lulz".
No 1000 word essays required for this. I'm lookin @ you, AnimeSuki.
Edit: Ohey, symbolism.
Schneizel is like, “Your mask comes off if I win” @ the start. After Lelouch moves his king behind his pawn, Schneizel is like, “So that’s what kind of person you are”. He won, because Lelouch un-masked something about himself to Schneizel through the chess board. (Schneizel won anyway?! Oh my.)
June 8, 2008 2:31 am 10 Comments
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Anonymous (June 8, 2008 @ 5:08 am)
Animesuki disagrees with you.
Apparently it’s all about pride.
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miasmacloud (June 8, 2008 @ 6:02 am)
I would say they’re 50% right ~ His stubbornness/pride is the cause of his cowardice. :v
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bluesun (June 8, 2008 @ 8:00 am)
Aaaand if you look at the previous chess pictures, then you see that the pawn even turning up there is impossible.
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bluesun (June 8, 2008 @ 8:12 am)
Another point about this chess game: Zero has a pawn on the back row. This is impossible.
Do any of the Britannian royal family even know how to play chess? x.x
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bluesun (June 8, 2008 @ 8:16 am)
Also, it looks like Zero moves a pawn diagnonally when not capturing. I could be wrong about this, as it’s hard to distinguish on the horrible raw and the two I’ve found on Share have both been fakes.
They do English well, they even do Braille for Nunly… but no-one knows how to play chess…
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風の谷の名無しさん＠実況は実況板で (June 8, 2008 @ 12:54 pm)
It’s nothing more and nothing less than that the producers don’t have the first clue about chess.
The number of pieces on the board increases during that last part, there’s the “they’re even!” part when they are nowhere near even, and then the final bullshit with the king.
There’s nothing to analyze in there, other than perhaps the incompetence of the producers.
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ek (June 8, 2008 @ 7:23 pm)
“Screw the rules, I have money.”
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miasmacloud (June 9, 2008 @ 4:37 am)
Nanashi-san: That is tru. :v The layout of the chess board = “…” and it makes you wonder how/why the fuck Lelouch is considered awesum at chess.
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Grenji (June 10, 2008 @ 11:15 am)
Wrong miasma is wroooooooooooooooong
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bluesun (June 17, 2008 @ 3:34 pm)
Geass chess is just wrong. On the second panel of the manga teaser I have… Lelouch calls his “checkmate” against the aristocrat from episode 1 by MOVE ZA KINGing next to the aristocrat’s.
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