Subject: Chess
From: appel@ocf.Berkeley.EDU (Shannon D. Appel)
Date: 1991-01-19, 21:25
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

Supposition: Earle's chess moves are all reflected by events in real life
in Twin Peaks (yes; this *HAS* been noted before, I know)

Earls' first moves were simple movements of pawns.  It would make sense if
these were movements of Earl's "pawns" into positions in Twin Peaks.  I for
one would not say the attempt on Cooper makes sense here in the Chess Context.
OK, if Earl's first movements were pawns, who has arrived in Twin Peaks new
this season.  Is Andrew one of the pawns?  Was Jean the other?

This of course would explain why Earle does not wait for Coops' replies.  He
sees them play out in the events of Twin Peaks.  Ok, so Coops' second unseen
move moving out his Queens(Kings?) pawn, leaving 4 pawns sitting in a square in
the middle of the board. (this is a guess.)

(Spoilers start here)
^L

If I'm not badly mistaken, Earle's third move was PxP resulting in the death
that we saw at the end of the episode (Was that Margaret?  I'd be bummed.)
Coop has already made his response (another PxP) by killing Jean.

BTW, I for one don't expect this little Chess game to go on much longer.  It
would take *WAY* to long to finish