The black knights were symmetrically placed
Same rank, opposite file
Which is where the phrase comes from
Rank and file, I mean
Now I know what you're thinking
You're thinking I'm going to say
Chess is like war or like politics
or like a road map for succeeding
in your future endeavors
but it is none of those things it is just
a game though a most ingenious one
with the underrated pawns leading the attack
and the white knights prepared to move
in two directions at once –– DL
from the archive; first posted September 3, 2012.