Thursday 13 October 2011

Dutch for Chessplayers

Ever wondered how to pronounce 'Euwe'? Or 'Scheveningen'? Or 'Wijk aan Zee'?

Wonder no longer - there is a website which gives guidance on the pronunciation of some chess-related Dutch names and terms...

http://www.heardutchhere.net/duchess.html

Very useful - though I'm not sure I can replicate some of those sounds myself.
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2 comments:

  1. ejh15 October 2011 at 15:00

    I'd quite like to see a general guide to pronunciation of chess names and terms in their various languages of origin. What, for instance, is the correction pronunciation of Pirc? Or Najdorf? Or Topalov?

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  2. John Saunders15 October 2011 at 16:56

    So would I but who is going to do the work? Not me, that's for sure. I confess I am sick of hearing people pronouncing 'Pirc' like the English word 'perk'. But I am as bad myself: I am completely unable to force myself to pronounce 'fianchetto' in a vaguely Italian way. The habit of 40+ years and Spanish influence is too strong.

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