this is one of my favorite Vimes passages no kings, not even on a chess board

it makes me think of the chess puzzle in a Seventh Doctor episode, where the solution is for the black and white pawns to work together.

This is a great one - really tells you a lot about Vimes’ perspective on things

An encounter between Vimes and the Nac Mac Feegle would be something. I think he would appreciate their warcry, "Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willnae be fooled again!"

Regiphobe.

I always loved the relationship between Vimes and Vetinari for this reason. Like watching a chess match between a fox and a bear.

Vimes is, if nothing else, consistent

If only he was a Supreme Court Justice...