Salem CHESS CLUB is back from something of a
summer vacation -- talk about a forced move ! There's been some leadership
turmoil and it isn't clear if Her Majesty is actually an unseen yet omnipresent goddess or merely a pirate.
Today, an innovation ! Salem CHESS CLUB has had its first virtual meeting ! The Pink Queen and the Gabridoodle played a game at the
Free Internet Chess Server. Their user names are
letusplaypong and
gabridoodle, respectively. We encourage club members to set up an account there. There are various
graphical interfaces; one that works well with Windows is
Babas Chess.
We'd also like to say hello to our new friends at
Salem CRIBBAGE CLUB !
Pink Queen - Gabridoodle, 0-1
Time control: Fischer, 10 minutes + 30 seconds per move.
Played at Free Internet Chess Server
The Pink Queen began with aggression, as usual, but this time it was more of a spirited attack rather than a crazed,
frenzied offensive. The Gabridoodle knew that he would have to focus on doing some fancy defensive footwork before he could even think about seriously going on the attack. This, indeed, is how things played out. At one point, the Gabridoodle even gave away a bishop in exchange for
positional compensation. The Pink Queen made one howler of a blunder (involving a rook) but cleverly declined to exercise the takeback owed to her by the Gabridoodle, saving it for another game. The quote of the game came at the position illustrated at right. Having moved a rook to d1, the Gabridoodle exclaimed, "Into the
meat grinder you go !"
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