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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

(chess)twin

Hi.
May I replace 'twin' with 'mate' in:
"The rook will join its twin on the open a-fiole."?

Thanks!
  

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Hi, No, definitely not. The rook will join the player's other rook on the open a- file . Both of the player's rooks will be located on that file.

— Clive

  • Hi, No, definitely not.
  • The rook will join the player's other rook on the open a- file .
  • Both of the player's rooks will be located on that file.
  • Clive edited - Sorry, I misread 'mate' in the sense of 'win'.
  • Yes, you can speak of the rook's 'twin' as its 'mate'
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Hi,

No, definitely not.

The rook will join the player's other rook on the open a-file.

Both of the player's rooks will be located on that file.

Clive

edited - Sorry, I misread 'mate' in the sense of 'win'.
Yes, you can speak of the rook's 'twin' as its 'mate'
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