Thursday, 27 May 2010

Chess update!

So I was playing chess on the internet last night. I thought it would be a nice leisurely way to kill a bit of time before a decent film came on tv. But I was playing this really aggressive American. He had me pinned down all over the place and my Queen was in a hopelessly hemmed-in position.
This was a fifteen minute game. He had about five minutes left. I had less than one. As his rooks tightened the noose and his Queen loomed ominous, I moved a humble pawn, simultaneously blocking an imminent check-mate, and opening up a channel or two for my own Queen. He moved up a pawn of his own, obviously confident that the game was his. Then I saw a killer move. Knight to c3. Total check-mate out of nowhere.
My time on the clock?
0.07.0
Well I just had to get my butler to pour me a vodka martini after that. Shaken not stirred.

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