Legacy of a last attempt to persuade myself that chess is not dull. Chess is dull. pic.twitter.com/vGZDZsMKZL
— Nick Harkaway (@Harkaway) January 27, 2015
With the long-overdue backlash against the tyrannical cultural capital of Chess finally kicking off, I am forced to share this snippet from a Work-In-Interminable-Progress:
“Sylve,” said Nahadoth, and then continued in a high-pitched hum, “1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 e6 4. d5 exd5 5. exd5 Qe7+ 6. Be3 Ne5 7. Bb5 a6 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. Na4 b5 13. Nxc5 Bxd5 14. Qd2 (?!) Bxg2 15. Nd3 (?!) Qd5 16. Qc3+ Bc5. 17. Bxc5 Bxf1 18. Bxf1 Qg5+ 19. Bg2 Qf6 20. Bd4+ Qc6.”Earlier:
“And?”
“21. Re1 Qxc3 22. bxc3 f6 23. Bb6 Rf8 24. Nc5 Nh6 25. Bb7+ Kb8 26. Rd1 Re8 27. Rxd7 Re1+ 28. Kg2 Rg1+ 29. Kxg1 Re8 –”
Sylvester blinked and bit her lip. “30. Bc6 Re1+ 31. Kg2 Rg1+ 32. Kxg1,” they finished together.
“Yes,” sighed Sylvester, her smile waning. “Yes, I do know what you mean.”
1958 showgirls playing chess between shows. pic.twitter.com/84uAZUTxSQ
— Brianna Wu (@Spacekatgal) January 29, 2015
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