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Very close on a chessboard. A knight takes a Queen.
The game of chess as a symbol of Death has been around since the Middle Ages when Christian iconography used the image as a memento mori in the time of the Black Plague. In Ingmar Bergman's classic film, The Seventh Seal, Death plays chess with a knight. Medieval manuscripts and art objects portray the tragic lovers Tristan and Isolde playing chess. And in this symbolism, Brian would have to be the queen, rather than the king, a pun on his gayness, of course.
Although the Queen is the most powerful and versatile piece in the game, her capture does not mean that the game is over.
Very close on a chessboard. A knight takes a Queen.
The game of chess as a symbol of Death has been around since the Middle Ages when Christian iconography used the image as a memento mori in the time of the Black Plague. In Ingmar Bergman's classic film, The Seventh Seal, Death plays chess with a knight. Medieval manuscripts and art objects portray the tragic lovers Tristan and Isolde playing chess. And in this symbolism, Brian would have to be the queen, rather than the king, a pun on his gayness, of course.
Although the Queen is the most powerful and versatile piece in the game, her capture does not mean that the game is over.
