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Chess
4 Life!
By Candidate
Master Collin Madhavan
Guess
who dropped by for Chess?
It was not your
typical, lazy Sunday afternoon. Larry Parr, fellow contributor to
this online Chess column, dropped by my house and began playing Chess
with our group of chess friends. Yes, after a very long, long lay-off,
it was great to see him play Chess once again. You could see some
glimpses of his great playing skills, even though he joked that he had
forgotten how to arrange the chess pieces!? After playing with the
other players, we finally got down to playing each other in
blitz.
It was serious, two minds battling for supremacy over
the 64 squares. Two minds trying to outsmart the other with traps,
pins and tactics. However, the two combatants began to reach into
another bag of tricks as the game progressed.
Collin:
Larry:
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Very interesting position,
number one! But how come I’m down many pieces in the first 9 moves of a standard opening?
Yes, I wonder. You probably blundered a few pieces in one move (you punk)!!
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Collin:
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Did you steal my pieces?
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Larry:
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Don’t look at me (you punk!). Anyway, I think that you should be
more careful where you put your pieces. (smiling)
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Collin:
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Hey, there’s a Queen in your shirt pocket!
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Larry:
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Oh, yeah! How did that get there?
(looking very amused)
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Larry:
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Say, I just realised that you
have 2 Kings!!
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Collin:
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You've been away too long my
friend. There's a new rule that allows a player to secure
victory by adding an extra King!! Yes, look up section 52,
sub-section 49, clause 23.52356!! (moderator:
No such rule)
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Collin:
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Why you no-good cheat, I’m going to get you for this.
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Larry:
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Let’s settle it now, you punk!
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There was a struggle, both going for the other's
jugular! There's was some kicking, one of us even burped at the
other.....
But then ........
Collin:
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Larry, there are people
watching. There's even a photographer!!
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Larry:
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Dah! Can we just draw this *?!* game?
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Collin:
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Yes, good suggestion. Let's
sing and distract them.
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We ended up singing and shaking hands. Then,...
Collin:
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How about another game?
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Larry:
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Dah! Just get rid of the
!*?** shutter-bug!
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(Warning to
the kids: Don't try what we did, it may be hazardous to your health!)
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