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| Through the Darkness Unescapable by Valiniel | 2 Review(s) |
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| Praveen | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 12/3/2014 |
| I have been reading this story with interest. I love stories about Pharazon and the time of the downfall. You have been doing a good job. "The white queen will fall, and the tower, but not the white king..." prophetic indeed, but I just wanted to mention that in chess, it is not possible for a king (black, in this case), to capture a queen (white, in this case). I get the analogy, but it is against the rules of chess. You may want to modify that a bit :) | |
| Praveen | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/9/2009 |
| I have been reading this story with interest. I always wondered why people don't write more about the last days of Numenor, which were so pregnant with great and terrible events. The might of Numenor has always fascinated me. Just a comment on the last para of this chapter: The symbolism is very much spot on, but not plausible in terms of chess. A King can NEVER take (capture / kill) a Queen in chess, because approaching a Queen would put the King in check. Similarly, A King can NEVER capture another king directly, for the same reason. A king can take a rook (castle / tower) though. | |