Due to the outrageous heat and humidity, CHESS CLUB went on another field trip, this time to a lavishly air-conditioned house in Swampscott. On the way there, we found a horse !
We had to dust off the Chess Daddy's vintage Fidelity Phantom (akin to one of these) and use it as our chess set for the day !
Game 1: Gabridoodle - Chess Pirate, ½-½
This game began in the usual fashion and proceeded normally for a time. The Gabridoodle had the Pirate on the run in a mild sort of way but then his game crumbled. The decisive blow came at move 31 when she who constantly says, "No forking !" delivered a devastating knight fork, relieving the Gabridoodle of a rook. His blunder of another rook later just added insult to injury. But in true CHESS CLUB fashion, he didn't give up. He babbled about how it's hard to actually win a won position and how the Pirate might yet make a mistake. The Chess Pirate seemingly had the game easily won, with two rooks against none and a criminally-minded passed pawn. But then... An utterly shocking conclusion ! Stalemate ! An astonishing, unbelievable swindle !
Game 2: Chess Pirate - Chess Momma, 0-1
This game wasn't recorded and featured several irregularities, including the Gabridoodle engaging in acrobatics to save the Chess Pirate's notebook computer ("Save the martinis !," exclaimed the Chess Daddy). We were delighted to have the Chess Momma join CHESS CLUB. The Pirate was in command for a goodly portion of this game, but then the Chess Momma turned things around in a game perhaps qualifying as the second swindle of the day. The Chess Momma will thus be in possession of The Shiny for at least three weeks (due to the Pirate's upcoming travels).
I thought Swindles was the horse's name...
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