Proverb and similes using chess terms

[franknagy]

The usage of chess similes for everyday situations is another topic than the technical terms of chess.

Hu	En
sakk-matt helyzet	checkmate situation
patt -> patthelyzet	stalemate -> standoff
rosál -> berosál	he/she castles the king -> he/she shits blue

Dialog in front of the door of the tram in the crowd. The inboard is less crowded.

Hu	En
- Menjen be! Odabent sakkozni lehetne.	- Go inboard. There one could play chess.
- Menjen be MAGA! Éppen egy PARASZT hiányzik.	- Go inboard YOU. Just a PAWN is missing.

Dialog between the experienced driver and the greenhorn.

Hu	En
- Hogy megy a vezetés?	- How goes the driving?
- Csak úgy sakkosan.	- Just like the chess.
- Mi???	- What???
- Hol egy gyalogot ütök el, hol egy futót.	- I hit sometimes a pawn sometimes a runner.

Futó = 1. runner 2. the chess piece bishop.
Gyalogos = pedestrian, gyalog = the chess piece pawn.

 

[OneStroke]

I don't think we have all the English ones, but we do have a few chess metaphors and proverbs.


死局 死局 sǐjú - a situation in which you can't win
僵局 僵局 jiāngjú - stalemate
一子錯，滿盤皆落索 一子错，满盘皆落索 yī zǐ cuò, mǎn pán jiē luòsuǒ or 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸 一著不慎，满盘皆输 yī zhù bú shèn, mǎn pán jiē shū - one wrong move, and you've lost the whole game.
棋逢敵手 棋逢敌手 qí féng díshǒu - someone who rivals your chess skills, extended to your skills/ability in general.
星羅棋布 星罗棋布 xīng luó qí bù: well-spread across the lands, like stars in the sky or pawns on the chessboard.
舉棋不定 举棋不定 jǔ qí bù dìng: you raise a pawn, but cannot decide where to move it, meaning 'hesitant'

 

[flowersophy]

人生如棋，落子无悔。Life is like chess-playing: once a move is decided, you can not regret.

 

[marco_2]

As far as Polish is concerned, this is what has come to my mind:

sytuacja patowa - stalemate, deadlock

roszada - castling - when e.g. the same politicians swap the posts in the governement all the time

mieć refleks szachisty - literally: to have a chessplayer's reflex: to do a double take, to be slow off the mark

 

[ger4]

Nothing surprising in German:

Schachmatt - checkmate (situation)
Patt - stalemate
ein kluger (Schach)zug - a clever move