On Monday my opponent playing Black resigned this Fischer Random Correspondence Chess game we were playing at Scheming Mind Chess Club, giving me the win with White.
The opening board, our move record, and position of the pieces at game’s end follow:
![[a chess diagram should appear here]](http://images17.fotki.com/v297/photos/8/178468/8299915/SM08mar10a-vi.jpg)
1. e4 c5 2. c4 Be5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxe5 dxe5 5. Nd3 Nb6 6. b3 f6 7. Re1 Nc7 8. Nxc5 Qd6 9. Nd3 O-O-O 10. O-O Ne6 11. Qg4 h5 12. c5 Qxd3 13. Bxd3 Rxd3 14. Qxe6+ Nd7 15. Bc3 Kb8 16. Qxe7 Rg8 17. Re3 Nxc5 18. Qxc5 Rxe3 19. dxe3 Rd8 20. Qe7 Kc8 21. Bb4 b5 22. Rc1+ Bc6 23. Rxc6+
1-0
![[a chess diagram should appear here]](http://images9.fotki.com/v447/photos/8/178468/8299915/SM08mar10b-vi.jpg)
Any further resistance on Black’s part is futile. As you can see, checkmate is only two moves away. And there’s nothing he can do to prevent it.
When in doubt, take a pawn.
– Wilhelm Steinitz
Recently tweeted by Mae Lin Bishop
This artwork by Menton Matthews III comes from the Art Gallery found in the back pages of ZVR Aventure #1, recently published by IDW.
I am no pinnacle of humility, and I’ve learned my fair share of hard lessons from the camps of conceit. But I’m not sure the former Chicago politician occupying the White House ever has been schooled with a primer on the perils of pride.
– Chuck Norris
The lead paragraph from Chuck’s recently published, Obama’s Oscar.
And neither is anyone else, regardless of what some folks say.
You Don’t Feel Entitled
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You don’t think you’re better than anyone else in this world, and you certainly don’t feel like you deserve special treatment.
And to be honest, it really drives you crazy when people think they are entitled to breaks and favors.
You believe in taking your responsibilities seriously and working your hardest.
And those habits have gotten you far. You get back what you put in, and that’s enough to make you happy.
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Yesterday, my opponent playing Black in this server based Fischer Random Correspondence Chess game played at Chess.com resigned after my 27.Qxd5+, giving me the win with the White pieces.
The opening board we were assigned, our move record, and position of the pieces at game’s end follows:
![[a chess diagram should appear here]](http://images112.fotki.com/v189/photos/8/178468/8299915/Ccom07mar10a-vi.jpg)
1.g3 g6 2.Nc3 Bh6 3.Bg2 Nd6 4.Nb3 Nc6 5.e3 O-O-O 6.O-O-O Nb4 7.a3 Nc6 8.Kb1 f5 9.d4 Bf7 10.d5 Ne5 11.h3 e6 12.Bf1 Nec4 13.Bxc4 Nxc4 14.dxe6 Bxe6 15.Nc5 c6 16.Nxe6 dxe6 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.f4 Nxe3 19.Bf2 Nd5 20.Nxd5 exd5 21.Bxa7 d4 22.Rd1 Bg7 23.Bb6 Rd5 24.b4 Bf8 25.Rd3 Kd7 26.g4 c5 27.Qxd5+
1-0
![[a chess diagram should appear here]](http://images110.fotki.com/v570/photos/8/178468/8299915/Ccom07mar10b-vi.jpg)
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