Take off those shoes

We told you honey

You already know

You may be ready

But, no, can't, no

Can't let you

Play chess with those sports shoes

You can wear something else 

But you can't wear those sports shoes 

 

You're a fine player

And you're Dutch

Yes, we like you very much

We'll let you do anything you want

You can move your pawn 'en passant'*

But sorry

You can't be wearin' sports shoes

You can wear something else 

But you can't wear those sports shoes

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/world/asia/chess-fine-shoes-kazarian.html

 

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

*En passant - Describes the capture of a pawn by an enemy pawn on the same rank and adjacent file that has just made an initial two-square advance.

See link for more details https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_passant

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