1 Jun 2012: the very first CHESS CLUB field trip !

The Chess Pirate overcame some inner turmoil and decided she was up for playing today.  Her excellent idea was to go on a field trip and play at Forest River Park (the Chess Visionary wasn't there but we did have a brief teleconference in which we informed her of our plan to buy a horse).

Yes, we forged our parents' signatures on the permission slip.  At CHESS CLUB, that's how we roll.

The game: Gabridoodle - Chess Pirate, 1-0

Having found a picnic table with a sweeping ocean view, we broke out the Mexican chess set and got to work.  The Pirate's crazed attack in the early going was actually quite successful, insofar as it got her a nice little lead in material (poisoned pawn and all).  At move 3, the Pirate violated a textbook principle by moving a major piece and boasted, "Faint heart never won fair lady."  Further taunting of the Gabridoodle came at move 7; this time a hearty "That's right, bitch !" greeted his sensible knight retreat.  Ignoring the taunting and not being panicked over the material deficit, the Gabridoodle began hatching a plan.  At move 14 he issued what turned out to be anything but an empty threat: "I'm gonna put you in a world of hurt."  The Gabridoodle's plan, using the power of check, gradually unfolded.  By move 27, the Pirate was reduced to saying, "Check and suck it !"  Her collapse then became more rapid and by move 34 she was ready to resign, remarking, "Ah, this game's boring."