Subject: Re: Why does Cooper play chess anyway?
From: fen@toyshop.lonestar.org (Gervase Fen)
Date: 1991-02-17, 06:00
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

> > This may be a stupid question, but if W.E. kills a real person every
> > time he takes a piece, then why doesn't Cooper just decline to make his
> > move?

As Windom Earle said to Coop on the tape he left on Coop's bed under the mask,
"Print your move in tomorrow's paper, or I'll make the move for you."  (not an
exact quote)

I can empathize with the spot Coop is in.  If he doesn't make a move, WE will
make it for him.  The latter would, of course, lead to disastrous results that
Coop wants to avoid.

And I find it relatively humorous that Pete, of all people, is a chess expert.
8-)