27 Mar 2012: exhibition games at Jaho !

As the Chess Pirate herself said, Salem CHESS CLUB dominated the Salem Board Games meetup at Jaho last night, proving once again that no one messes with CHESS CLUB !

Game 1: Chess Pirate - Gabridoodle, 0-1

The Pirate was undoubtedly distracted by the "coffehouse" atmosphere at Jaho, a very different setting than the CHESS CLUB clubhouse. Just seven moves in, she blundered her queen away and the rest was just the Gabridoodle going through the motions in his methodical way. Quote of the game, from the Chess Pirate: "You are a bad man."

Game 2: Gabridoodle - Chess Puppet, 0-1

The Gabridoodle had his first encounter with the Chess Puppet and was taught a lesson. The game was a tense, slow-moving standoff until the Puppet achieved a sudden, artful checkmate. As the textbook says, the loser is the player who failed to see a threat.

Gabridoodle - Chess Puppet
Salem CHESS CLUB Jaho, Salem, MA, USA, 27.03.2012

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