24 February 2012

24 Feb 2012: two games with the Chess Pirate

Gabridoodle - Chess Pirate, 1-0

Chess Pirate - Gabridoodle, 0-1

The Chess Pirate and I got two games in and I somehow won both. Clearly she wasn't herself.


17 February 2012

17 Feb 2012: all in the family

Chess Pirate (and the Chess Daddy) - Gabridoodle, 1-0

The Chess Pirate was playing two games at once, one against me and one against the Chess Daddy In this game, her distracted state showed. After move 9, she exclaimed, "Oh crackers ! I screwed up. Damn, that's just wrong. I hate you, Gabe." Move 10 elicited, "Shit. I thought I was brown." The Chess Daddy took over starting with move 13 and he proceeded to batter me into submission. Computer analysis afterward revealed that what we thought was checkmate wasn't, though if the game had continued, I might well have lost anyway.

10 February 2012

10 Feb 2012: "Quiet or I'll kill you."

Chess Pirate - Gabridoodle, 0-1

At move 22, the Chess Pirate exclaimed, "Quiet or I'll kill you." She surrendered 8 moves later.

06 February 2012

The passed pawn is a criminal

"The passed pawn is a criminal who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient." - Aron Nimzovich