The game couldn't have had a more orthodox opening. But eventually things got tense, then violent. The Chess Missus faced a dilemma: aggressive play is normally rewarded and yet putting the Gabridoodle in a tight spot causes him to rally, playing better, often getting out of trouble and going on to win. To some extent this is what happened here. As already noted, the Chess Missus played well, getting zapped for a rook but subsequently zapping the Gabridoodle for a rook. She was even ahead in material at one point. However the Gabridoodle uncorked a couple of nasty surprises. The most dire for the Chess Missus was a criminally-minded passed pawn that was protected by a knight: she had to either say goodbye to her rook or let the pawn promote. Promotion it was and after shocking king move (to e2, as shown in the illustration) the rest was cut-and-dried.
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