26 Apr 2013: the game with five blunders in a row

A day off from CHESS CLUB last week meant that the Chess Pirate got to enjoy two weeks of possession of The Shiny.  That came to an end today in a game that featured an incredible sequence of five, count 'em, five blunders.

Once again, the Pirate questioned the existence of the en passant rule, claiming that it isn't played in the United States and asking, "Do you see brie on this table ?  Do you see a baguette ?"  The United States Chess Federation agrees with the Gabridoodle, of course.  Fortunately for his physical safety, the Gabridoodle didn't want to exercise his en passant rights in that particular instance.

Chess Pirate - Gabridoodle, 0-1

The game began with the Pirate's usual thrusts being successfully parried by the Gabridoodle ("Parry that !" as the Pirate put it).  On move 9, the Pirate boasted, "It's gonna be a short game !" (it actually went 55 moves).  By move 23, crankiness was setting in, the Pirate asking herself, "What can I do to make your life a living hell ?" and then two moves later, "Can't have the pawn, bitch !"  On to the five blunders...

First blunder !

36. Qb5 ??

Here the Pirate moves her queen en prise.

Second blunder !

36. ... Rd8 ??

But instead of simply doing an obvious, sensible move, either capturing her queen (or perhaps better, moving his queen to safety; or even better still, rook to b8), the Gabridoodle moves his rook to d8, leaving his queen en prise !

Third blunder !

37. c5 ??

Now the Pirate does it !  Instead of simply capturing the Gabridoodle's queen, which would haved given her an easy win, she pushes her c pawn.  Now her queen is en prise again !

Fourth blunder !

37. ... Rd2 ??

For the second time, the Gabridoodle fails to either: move his queen to safety, capture the Pirate's queen, or (and maybe this would have been the best move of all) rook to b8.  Instead, dazzled by the prospect of a quick mate, he moves the rook to d2.  At least he finally saw his queen was in jeopardy !

Fifth blunder !

38. c6 ??

The Pirate could have captured the Gabridoodle's queen, leaving herself down a rook.  Instead, she pushes the c pawn again !  After
38. ... Rd8+
39. Qf1 Rxf1
40. Kxf1The Gabrioodle is up a queen instead and goes on to an easy win.

12 Apr 2013: the Gabridoodle gets waxed !

The Chess Pirate's subtropical vacation -- in which she's said to have wrecked at least one boat -- was clearly refreshing.  In a game that was something of a marathon (64 moves), she managed to win back The Shiny, although the Gabridoodle made sure she had to work for it.

Gabridoodle - Chess Pirate, 0-1

As anyone who knows anything would have expected, the Pirate opened with her usual slashing attacks.  The Gabridoodle parried them, although losing his castling rights in the process.  The game was close, the Pirate even being put on the run at one point.  However, the hoggishness of the Pirate's rook paid off and she was subsequently able to promote a queenside pawn.  Rather than instatresign, the Gabridoodle held out hope that the Pirate would be so overwhelmed by her impending victory that she'd goof and deliver stalemate.  However, the Pirate kept her cool, delivering checkmate as shown in the diagram.  Although it turned out not the be relevant to this game, the Gabridoodle, did -- yet again ! -- have to explain the fifty move rule.

The game featured several choice verbal outbursts:

12. Pirate: "So, you fuck up my castle."

22. Gabridoodle: "The king is a fighting piece." ; Pirate: "Yeah, whatever."

31. Gabridoodle: "I like it when you make the puzzled chimp expression."  [Pirate flips the bird.]

57. Pirate: "It's like a little mouse... eee eee eee !"

63. Pirate: "Slink to the corner little mouse !  eee eee eee !"