We started with the Shiny game, which the Gabridoodle won in short order (details below). The reader will note the absence of the usual sharp commentary -- being at Jaho definitely promoted a certain decorum.
The Pirate didn't let this defeat get her down, however. She proposed an experimental blindfold game ! Well, not true blindfold: the Gabridoodle was to keep his eyes open while the Pirate would keep hers closed but be allowed to feel the pieces. The Gabridoodle was characteristically patient, for example, reminding the Pirate that the king doesn't jump over other pieces nor move three squares forward at once. The Pirate became increasingly frenzied, impatiently demanding that the Gabridoodle move. She then began making more than one move per turn, wildly tossing her pieces around, sending the game into a complete state of collapse.
But wait, there's more ! An attempt was made at playing Chess 960. The Gabridoode had only a partial grasp on the rules for 960 but this game actually moved in a controlled fashion (unlike the "blindfold" game), with the Pirate eventually winning (the Gabridoodle blundered his queen away at one point). The CHESS CLUB clock can generate Chess 960 starting positions, so this is something we may mess around with again in the future.
The initial battle for the center in today's "serious" (ie, Shiny-awarding) game reached a brisker than usual conclusion. In the middle game, the Gabridoodle fell behind in material but gained significant positional compensation. So much so that he quickly regained the material edge while simultaneously bringing the game to a crashing conclusion on move 25 (see diagram).
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