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From: William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (Realized World) Knight Moves by Walter Jon Williams
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:09:42 -0500
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Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> On 2025-01-29, Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
> 
>>>> Knight Moves by Walter Jon Williams
>>
>> On Amazon (USA) I too see a large number of books with that title,
>> many of them parts of different series, some of which may not be SF.
> 
> This opportunity is as good as any to ask a question I've had at
> the back of my head for some time:
> 
> There are many works of pop culture (movies, books as you note)
> that have titles along the lines of "Knight Moves" and "Night Moves".
> I assume one of those is a pun on the other, but which one?  What's
> the underlying original expression?
> 
> Yes, I know chess and how a knight moves, but that doesn't seem
> very relevant.

In this case I think it is.

The Knight Moves project is attempting to replicate teleportation. 
Kinghts are the only pieces in chess that ignore obstacles.  In a sense 
they teleport.

But basically I don't think people can resist the lazy pun, Kinght as in 
(allegedly) noble warrior, night as in darkness.  I'm not sure there is 
any underlying original expression.


William Hyde