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	Monogram	KI figurines	Xiangqi GE figurines
Staunton KI piece, note cross on top	Shogi KI figurine	Graphics of Staunton KI pieces

KI - XP - YHWH

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A KI is usually described as a male sovereign or monarch, who holds by life tenure the chief authority over a country and people. The KI regards his subjects as his children and admonishes his administrators to observe gentleness in dealing with them. The KI seems to radiate a powerful authority and a strange intensity of feeling, characteristic of statuary art. He sits on his throne with his face radiating both authority and love - a haunting beauty - his majestic presence inspiring awe and a sense of mystery.

Tudor Kings and Queens chess set. Among the established favourite chess sets in our range, this set depicts the Tudor King, Henry VIII, with his daughter, who became Elizabeth-I (not to be confused with Elizabeth-II who is of a more recent vintage). This is an ideal theme for a chess set because of all the cunning plans of the famous Archbishop Cranmer, who is featured here in our Tudor set as the Bishop. King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I, together with Archbishop Cranmer and other characters of the Tudor period, are used to form a most attractive and interesting chess set. This richly gilded and decorated set brings alive the colours and fashion styles of the period. Printed Parchment Story Sheets are supplied with each of these sets which give the history of the set and details of their characters. Packaged in a fitted presentation box. Crafted and imported from England. Chess sets and accessories directory Click Here. Below: Not Painted. A long established favourite chess set in our range, this set depicts the Tudor King, Henry VIII, with his daughter, who became Elizabeth I.

‘The KI never dies’ [Commentaries on the laws of England].

‘Punctuality is the politeness of KIs’.

One of the major figures (MPs) in the game of chess moving one cell in any direction. One of the twelve chess draught pieces: K1 to K12. The KI is known under different names in differing countries - see below. The KI in the 13^th century was allowed to make a leap, but only once in a game, and from this idea the castling move evolved. You must try to keep your KI safe at all times as the aim of the game is to capture the enemy KI (++CM). At the beginning of a game it is best to move His Majesty to the side of the board by castling. If left in the center he is exposed to assault as the rest of your MPs/mps are developed. He is strongest in the endgame when there are few MPs and/or mps remaining and can help checkmate the opponent’s KI or even win MPs/mps. Your KI can only move one cell per move and so has no attacking power during the early part of the game.

“That the KI can do no wrong, is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution”. [Commentaries on the laws of England].

#	Language	Piece	Game Name
01	English Monogram	King KI	Chess (old) Chesmayne (new)
02	French	Roi	Les echecs
03	German	Koning	Schachspiel
04	Italian	Re	Gli scacchi
05	Spanish	Rey	Ajedrez
06	Portuguese	Rei	Xadrez
07	Russian	Korol	IIIaxmatbl
08	Arabic	Shah	Ash-shatranj
09	Latin	Scacus	Scaci

The KI may move only 1 cell vertically, horizontally or diagonally.

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			●	●	●			6
			●	KI	●			5
			●	●	●			4
								3
PA1	PA2	PA3	PA4	PA5	PA6	PA7	PA8	2
RO1	KT1	BS1	QU1	KI	BS2	KT2	RO2	1
A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H

This diagram shows you how the KI is moved. He moves just one cell at a time, in any direction. Up, down, left, right or diagonally.	The KI can capture an enemy MP/mp on the next cell. Here, :A-KI captures :B-PA on E04 and the PA is removed from the board.

On this diagram :A-KI cannot move next to :B-KI (this would be an illegal move). The two KIs can never stand next to each other on adjacent cells. There must be one cell between them.	The KI can not stay on or move to a cell where he can be taken/captured (on the next move) by an enemy MP/mp such as these three cells guarded by :B-RO.

In this position :A-KI cannot move to a cell where he could be captured or attacked by :B-BS or any other enemy piece.	In this situation :A-KI can only move to one cell (E05).  On every other cell he could be taken/captured by one of the :B enemy pieces (RO or BS).

Kingside castling = 0-0. Queenside castling = 0-0-0.

%Q and %K in the Chesmayne Notation.

KI Scandinavia 12^th Century	KI India 19^th Century	KI & QU China 19^th Century	KI England 19^th Century	KI & QU China 19^th Century	KI Burma 19^th Century	KI, QU & PA Egyptian influenced 19^th Century

Lit De Justice

The cell on which the KI resides (Level-1, $E01). French: the sofa upon which the KI of France sat when holding formal sessions of parliament. A game of chess/session.

The KI plays two parts in the game, while he is usually passive at first, later he frequently assumes an active role. In fact, in the endgame the KI often has great influence as an active MP. In the middle of the board he controls eight cells, all those in his immediate vicinity, and this is mainly useful in protecting his own mps and attacking your opponent’s. In the middle game it is above all the passive function of the KI that is predominant. The danger of checkmate not only nearly always prevents him from taking part in the struggle with the enemy MPs/mps but often even compels his own MPs/mps to give him care and protection. Cases where the KI supports the other MPs/mps in attack are extremely rare in the middle game. It is much commoner in the middle game for the KIs qualities to be turned to advantage in defense, in the protection of his own MPs and mps. If a MP attacks your KI try to interpose a MP/mp that attacks the checking MP/mp if possible. Try to +CH the opposing KI and oblige him to move, thus depriving your adversary’s KI of the right to castle (this is considered good play). Sometimes you can give a sequence of +CHs or even sacrifice a MP, to force the KI into the middle of B$D (rank-8), where the KI can be attacked by your other MPs/mps. In the endgame phase your KI should be busily engaged and used to compensate for his previous inactivity. The result of a game may depend on your skill in managing the KI.

“Soon there will be only five KIs left - the KI of England, the KI of spades, the KI of clubs, the KI of hearts and the KI of diamonds”. See Tarot.

During the Middle Ages the word ‘scacus’ was used for ‘KI’ but, during later periods ‘scacus’ was used for any of the chess MPs/mps and its plural ‘scaci’ was used to denote the game of traditional chess itself. The French retain the plural form ‘les echecs’, and the Italians ‘gli scacchi’. In Ancient Mesopotamia kingship was said to have come from heaven - the KIs position was given by the gods and his principal duty is to serve them. As mediators between gods and people KIs have an important place and many religious obligations, including the building and maintenance of temples. KIs are leaders of the national army and shepherds of their peoples and also connected with justice, protection of the poor, widows and orphans. In ancient Israel the sacred character of the monarchy is shown by the fact that monarchs were anointed by YHWH, usually though the medium of a prophet or priest (1-Samuel 10:1). In Israel they were not divine but ruled as YHWH’s servant. The biblical model of monarchy influenced the medieval Christian concept of kingship where the KI was held to rule by ‘divine right’. The KI was originally called ‘Rey’ and his movement very restricted (not being allowed to move at all except for the necessity of extricating himself from +CH). In the 13^th century he was allowed to move one cell forward but not permitted to move or capture diagonally. Eventually (finally) he was allowed to move and capture one cell in any direction which is the way he moves today - everybody accepts his present moving ability - its just the way it is - nobody complains! The KIs range has never extended beyond one cell.

01A KI: Bible: the word derives from a root meaning to counsel or advise, ‘wise men’. God is called KI of Israel, Psalms. Jesus is referred to as KI of the Kingdom in the book of Revelation. In civil matters the KI is the final court of appeal and sometimes the head of religious orders. KI David and KI Solomon appointed and dismissed High Priests. Their officials were the commander-in-chief, captain of the bodyguard, the KIs remembrancer or recorder (Prime Minister), scribe (Secetary of State), the Chamberlain of the household and other minor officials. Magi in the plural: ‘magus’ means ‘wise men.’ KI or emperor and often thought of as the embodiment of God. In alchemy, the prima materia. Kingfisher: symbol of marital happiness when seen flying in pairs. KIs daughter or princess: symbol of the goal which the hero must reach. KIs son or prince: the shining hero. KIs path: straight.

01B Melchizedek: KI of Salem and Priest of God most High (friend of Abraham). The Messiah combined the offices of KI and High Priest. Messiah = anointed. In Jewish expectation the Messiah is viewed as God’s instrument (not a divine figure). Zedek is the Hebrew name for Jupiter and means ‘justice’. It is also the root name for the Messiah. Zadik means ‘the just one’.

02 Aztecs: appointed a youth KI for a year, then tore out his heart.

03 Irish myth: KIs and heroes are bound by contradictory ‘geasa’ (plural ‘geis’), or magical prohibitions. To obey one ‘geis’ means to disobey another, leading to fated death.

04 Stag-King: also known as the ‘horned god’, ‘green-man’, alias Cernunnos. The tradition of a man wearing stag-skins being chased, killed and eaten (the hunter becoming the hunted) dates back to at least 20,000 BC, as indicated by Paleolithic cave-painting at Alamira in Spain and in the French Ariege.

05 Henry-VII: first Tudor KI of England (1485-1509) justified his seizure of the throne by claiming descent from KI Arthur. Naming his first son Arthur, he damned his predecessor, Richard-III, as a hunchbacked tyrant who had murdered the two young sons in the Tower.

06 Geoffrey of Monmouth: Fabulist: euphemerised the Aeneas myth and claimed, in ‘The History of the KIs of Britain’, that the Britons were descended from Brutus, the great-grandson of Aeneas.

07 China: Hsi Peh: ‘Chief of the West’ also known as ‘The Literary KI’.

08 Alain le Gros: also known as the fisher KI.

09 Seelie-Court: The Blessed Court of the Fairies and the Aes Sidhe of Ireland.

10 Wren: The KI of the birds. Kingfisher: also known as the Halcyon (Halcyon Days).

11 KIs Highway: situated in the hills of Jordan.

12 Egypt: Valley of the KIs.

13 Israel: for a time the Israelites were ruled by judges - then they asked for a KI.

14 Die Fledermaus: opera by Johan Strauss. Comedy, premiered in Vienna in 1874. The final scene sees the company reconciled as friends, singing the praises of KI Champagne.

15 I Samuel: 10:24 - ‘God save the KI’.

16 ‘God save our gracious KI! Long live our noble KI’ (attributed).

Tomb - Valley Of The KIs - Egypt

17 Erasmus: “Scitum est inter caecos luscum regnare posse”.

“It is well known, that among the blind the one-eyed man is KI”.

18 Plato: Every KI springs from a race of slaves, and every slave has had KIs among his ancestors.

19 Shelley: My name is Ozymandias, KI of KIs: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! - Ozymandias.

20 Wesley: Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the new born KI.

21 KI Cole: Legendary KI. Colchester is named in his honour.

22 The Dolphin is called the ‘KI of Fishes’ and the ‘Arrow of the Sea’.

23 KI of Misrule: mediaeval and Tudor times (director of horseplay and festivities) at Christmas. A KI of Misrule was appointed at the royal court and at Cambridge and Oxford.

24 A KI Log: a KI who rules in peace and quietness (never makes his power felt).

25 Pleionosis: exaggeration of one’s own importance (Ozymandia syndrome). Universal to humankind and responsible for titles such as KI of KIs, Grand Imperial Wizard, His Royal Highness, the Right Honorable, Learned Gentlemen, Esquire etc.

26 Shakespeare, Hamlet: “I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a KI of infinite space”.

27 Dey: titular appellation of the commanding officer of the Janissaries of Algiers and later the sole ruler (KI). Governor, pasha, maternal uncle.

28 Crocus: from the saffron species the clothes of gods and KIs are made - being ‘gold-yellow’ - symbol of light and majesty.

29 Jewels: symbol of earthly stars/starlets and showgirls etc. KIs and QUs crowns, the breastplate of high priests, fairy tale castles and Holy Jerusalem are encrusted with many types of jewels.

In old India, the king in chess was called “k’sh”, and that he connects the word’s meaning to “Kush”. Also, the Indians called the squares of the chessboard “k’sh-tagara”, which means granary [king’s granary?], or “fertility squares” (connection with fertility and especially with Venus, in all of her various forms). The mayan name for our sun is Kinich Ahau “k’sh” = “kini’ch”. The Mayan names for the MPs/mps are given below. [from Goddess web page].

Mayan piece names
King	Ahau	Yellow Sun
Queen	Lamat	Yellow Star
Warrior	Cib	Yellow Warrior
Counselor	Ix	White Wizard
Pawn	Eb	Yellow Human
Rook	Ben	Red Skywalker
Knight	Akbal	Blue Night
Bishop	Kan	Yellow Seed

30 Film:

Year	Film Name
1927	The King of Kings (Warner)
1927	King of the Herd
1928	King Cowboy
1930	King of Jazz
1931	King of the Wild
1931	The King of the Wild Horses
1933	King Kong
1936	King of the Damned
1936	The King Steps Out
1937	King Solomon's Mines
1942	King Arthur was a gentleman
1942	King of the Mounties
1949	King of the Rocket Men
1952	King of the Congo
1953	King Lear
1954	King of the Coral Sea
1954	King Richard and the Crusaders
1955	King of the Carnival
1956	The Ten Commandments. (Cecil B De Mille) Epic
1956	The King and four Queens
1956	The King and I
1957	A King in New York
1958	King Creole
1959	Ben Hur
1961	King of Kings
1963	Kings of the Sun
1964	King and country
1964	The Gospel According to St Matthew.
1965	The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965	King Rat
1966	King of Hearts/Le Roi de Coeur
1970	King Lear II
1972	The King of Marvin Gardens
1972	King Boxer
1973	Jesus Christ Superstar
1976	Kings of the Road
1976	King Kong II
1977	Jesus of Nazareth
1980	The Kingdom of Diamonds
1988	The Last Temptation of Christ
2004	The Passion Of The Christ

You are not permitted to commit suicide in chess: your KI must get out of +CH when your opponent has designs on the KIs life. It is customary in a social setting to announce +CH, but if you do not do so, the +CH is still ‘on’ just the same, and your opponent must extricate him/herself immediately. There are three possible ways of getting out of +CH…….

01 Capturing the checking MP/mp.

02 Moving your KI to a cell where he is no longer in +CH.

03 Interposing a MP/mp between the KI and the checking mp/MP. An interposition. N.B. The third scenario is not available when a knight checks the KI.

If none of the above are available, it is ++CM, which the player announces (avoiding a triumphant tone). This ends the game. A KI may never move into +CH. A KI can never move into a cell next to the enemy KI. If a KI is left in +CH for even one move, that move and all subsequent moves are void. If the previous position cannot be restored, the whole game is replayed (this highlights the point of making an accurate record of the moves being made during a game).

KI and his court: the dominant ruling power in consciousness whether individual or communal. The final arbiter of values within. The ritual renewal of the KI, either by replacement (originally with the sacrifice of the old KI) or regeneration, gave rise to much mythology, which provided the ritual words for the occasion. The symbolism around the KI remains valid whether an actual KI is involved (representing his people) or the myth survived outside its context and was presented as fairy-tales. The hero or sun KI. The weak, feeble KI, often with a wicked vizer or prime minister in control. Often the KI is in need of renewal. Like KIs, dominant attitudes wear out, get dry and sterile. They become too abstract, meaningless and ineffective, and lose their emotional base. They fail to move. Whether mythical or real, the KI may combine the qualities of Hero and Wise Old Man eg, KI Arthur, Charlemagne, and perhaps Barbarossa. But of course somebody who is not a KI can symbolize this too, such as Sophocles, turning from GE into poet/playright. The Court: whether in reality, myth, drama or fairy-tale. Moses was rescued from the bulrushes by Pharaoh’s daughter and brought up in the court. Caerleon: traditional residence of KI Arthur ($E01, :L01), surrounded by hundreds of knights, 12 of which became the knights of the Round Table. The City of Legions: where KI Arthur held his court. Socman: the grant of rights of ‘Soc and Sac’ gave feudal authority in the Middle Ages to hold a court under the KI.

The KIs of Sumer and Akkad were masters of the four quarters and at the Heb Sed festival in Egypt the KI climbed a four-sided platform, with four stairways and also faced the four directions. As representative of the people, he was responsible for holding together the different ingredients in the fourfold structure of life, whether in the psyche, the community or the cosmos. He is raised on a throne between heaven and earth, holding the orb of the earth, in a jeweled robe that represents the starry night, with the sun as his crown. The individual’s life was projected on to the KI. S/he identified with the KI. The whole nation centered its life in the KI, from whence life flowed back into man, animal and plant. The KI was the focal point for the work and genius of the whole nation. His power to rule depended entirely on the people’s consent to be ruled.

KI/Lion: power. The carnival KI usually a criminal, given one day’s rule. This is the tradition of amnesty for criminals. Usurpers to the royal throne or bed - the KIs mistresses especially if scheming. The wise BS or scheming prelate. Chancellor/Dark Vizer. The fool. In Alchemy: the KI was the human personification of the work, the process of transformation, in four main stages, which were the equivalent of transforming base matter into gold. The lion is called the KI of the beasts. It symbolizes strength and power.

Film: The KI and I: 1956 musical starring Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson. The charismatic KI of Siam falls for his children’s English nanny. Brynner won an Oscar for his performance in this entertaining adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage hit musical. In 1862 the powerful and enlightened KI Mongkut of Siam asked Mrs. Leonowens to become the governess to his children. This film tells the story of Siam, a country that knew little of European influence and where the KIs power was absolute. However, Mrs. Leonowens was not afraid of him and often argued with him when nobody else dared approach him.

Alexander, KI of Macedonia: he had two objectives, the wish to conquer the world and to amass all knowledge. He had the ability to reorganize or redefine the parameters of a problem so that he could personally solve it.

Shakespeare: ‘Time’s glory is to calm contending KIs, to unmask falsehood, and bring truth to light’.

In ancient times KIs were buried with their wives, slaves, horses and chariots.

KI James Bible: English version of the Bible prepared under James-I and published in 1611.

America: in the American Congress the House Speaker is known as the ‘KI of the Hill’.

Wen Wang (China) 1231-1135 BC, ‘The Literary KI’ who is traditionally regarded as being responsible for the diagrams of the I-Ching or Book of Changes.

Lludd (Welsh): KI of Britain who rebuilt London Town, which is named after him.

‘KI of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ 1935-1977: Elvis Presley, born January 8^th 1935 to Vernon and Gladys Presley, in a two-room railroad shack in the Mississippi town of East Tupelo. Generally perceived as being a great creative artist who made a significant contribution both through his music and through the symbol that he became. Many tourists are drawn to his resting place in the gardens of his Memphis mansion, Gracelands each year. Died aged 42 years. His memorabilia have fetched enormous sums - jumpsuit ($100,000), black plastic comb ($1,000), Jailhouse rock guitar ($31,050). He made a total of 33 films.

The function of the KI

Your function as KI in a game of chess is to snatch lightning from the sky and the scepter from the opposing KI.

The two KIs have a special role in a contest, since the object as laid down in the rules (Level-1), is the pursuit and ++CM of the enemy KI. If you capture all your opponents MPs/mps and the KI still remains at large then you have not won the game. The KI must at all costs be protected from attack. Capture of the other MPs/mps may only be a means to facilitate the final chase and submission of the opposing KI. The KI may move one cell forward, backward, diagonally, or laterally (sideways). He may capture any one of your opponent’s MPs/mps which stand on an adjoining cell to that which he occupies, provided that the MP/mp has been left unprotected. The KI has the peculiar privilege of being exempt from this indignity himself (capture, *). Your KI is not permitted to move into +CH, that is, onto any cell which is guarded by a MP/mp of your opponent. He may not be moved to a cell adjacent to that on which the rival KI is stationed. If placed in B$A, B or C on a vacant board he may move to any of the eight different cells surrounding him. If placed on the side of the board (B$D) he may move to any of five different cells. If placed in the corners of B$D, three cells are at his command.

From: Chess Kids Home Page

Below left: the KI can move to any of the 8 cells/squares marked in red.

Below right: the KI can capture the PA on cell/square D04.

Below left: the KI cannot move to the cells/squares marked in red because they are attacked by the RO on cell F07. Below right: the BS on cell/square B06 attacks the line of cells along the diagonal.

Below left: the KIs cannot must have one cell/square separating them. Below right: the only safe cell/square for the KI is D03.

King: just click on a ‘keyword’ below…….

ABANDON	ABDICATE-ABDICATION
ACCEDE-ACCESSION	ACROTER
ALCOVE	AMEN
ANLACE	ANNOUNCED ++CM
ARDEN	A.R.R
ARRIERE-BAN	ARTHUR
BACK RANK ++CM	BARBICAN
BASIC ++CMS	BASTILLE
BUSHIDO	CAMELOT
CAPTAIN	CHARISMA
CHECK	CHECKLESS CHESS
CHECKMATE (++ OR ++CM)	CROSS CHECK (+CC)
CROWN	CORTEGE
CURIA REGIS	DAIS
DILARAM’S ++CM	DIRECT ++CM PROBLEM
DISCOVERED CHECK	DOGGO
DONJON	DOUBLE CHECK +DO
DOUBLE PLUS SIGN (++)	EAST END
EGRESS	EPAULET ++CM
E PLURIBUS UNUM	ERLKING
ESCARP	EXPOSED KI
FACEGUARD	FACER
FAMILY +CH	FAMILY CIRCLE
FAUBOURG	FENCIBLE
FENESTELLA	FERBAM
FONTAINEBLEAU	FLIGHT CELL
FORAMEN MAGNUM	FORCED MOVE-FORCED ++CM
FORTALICE	FORTRESS
FOSSE	FOSSETTE
FREE CASTLING	GABIONADE
GERENT	GREY EMINENCE
GROUND ZERO	HAUBERK
HELPMATE	HELP ++ST
HIS MAJESTIC BENEFICIENCE	HMB and HSH
IDEAL ++CM	IMMURE
I.N.R.I	KELPIE
KI	KINGSIDE CASTLING %K
KINGSIZE	KISS OF DEATH
LAM	MATING SACRIFICE
MEW	MISERCORD
MISMATE	MONARCH
NOLI-ME-TANGERE	OBELISK
PADISHAH	PERPETUAL CHECK
PHAROH	PORSENNA
PORTCULLIS	PROBLEM
RA	RAJI-RANI
REGINA ET IMPERATRIX-REX ET IMPERATOR	REGAL
REGICIDE	REGIUS
REGULUS	SCONCE
SCONE	SELFMATE-SUIMATE
SHAH	SIGN MANUAL
SISYPHUS	SOLOMON
SOVEREIGN	ST-DENIS
SULTAN	SUPREME BEING
SYZYGY	TAJ MAHAL
TARA (hill-of)	TSAR
UBIQUITOUS	ULTIMA RATIO REGUM
UNCROWNED	UTHER PENDRAGON
VERSAILLES	VIVE
WENCESLAUS	WESTMINISTER
AKITU	AMBOIS
AULIC	AUTARCHY
BANCUS REGIUS or, BANCUS REGINAE	BARE KING ++BK
BUTTRESS	CAMELOT
CHEOPS	CITADEL
COLUMBA-COLUMCILLE	CORDON :cn
CONJUGATE CELLS :cc$	DANGEROUS CORNER
DAVID	DISTANT OPPOSITION
DIVINE RIGHT OF KIs	ETHNARCH
EXCALIBUR	FOSSICK
FYRD	GENTLEMEN-AT-ARMS
HSM - HMB	IMAM
KING HUNT	LIT DE JUSTICE
LONE KING	LOUVRE
LOYAL TOAST	MAJOR-DOMO
MATING NET	MIDAS
OPPOSITION	ORB
SCEPTRE	SEELY COURT
SPIRACLE	ST JAMES’S PALACE
TANIST	TEUCRIAN
TREBUCHET	TRIANGULATION
CORTILE	GUERIDON
HENRY VIII	K
KING FIELD SACRIFICE	KINGSIDE
LUFT

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