Post by "Invincible" Damian Kaine on Dec 31, 2016 8:09:31 GMT -5
The Brotherhood Farmhouse
Brotherhood Chess Tournament Finals
*Italics- First Person, Damian Kaine, inner monologue*
It all came down to this…
Since Christmas day, the 8 members of the Brotherhood had elected to participate in a shits-and-giggles chess tournament. Even CJ joined in, and he even had fun with it!! Kevin wasn’t there though. He was a bit… Busy celebrating his title win. Congrats to him!
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BACK TO THE TOURNEY!
The quarter finals took place on the 25th, Christmas day.
The Semi Finals took place on the 26th..
The finals were to take place on the 27th, today.
Here’s how things have panned out so far…
Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Finals | Championship |
Dion Necurat | |||
Dion Necurat | |||
Dion Necurat | |||
Psychopomp | |||
?? | |||
FPV | |||
Damian Kaine | |||
Damian Kaine | |||
Damian Kaine | |||
It’s official… I’m up against Dion for the championship. Not really surprising. Don’t get me wrong, my brothers are smart. But there are really only three strategists: Bishop, Me, and Dion.
That said, I knew it would come to us. And frankly? I'm a little nervous. It took me a bit to beat out Franky. I can only imagine how this game is gonna go.
The Brotherhood all gathered around the coffee table to watch the final result. Damian and Dion both set up one side of the board. Bishop, now fully dressed and completely safe for work, became the official match referee. Jokingly, he read the boxing match rules to the two participants, before asking Dion to call a side for the coin toss.
DN: Heads
As if the entire room slowed, Damian felt the intensity of the room as the coin flipped in midair. He knew if Dion went first, Damian was fucked.
Plague: It's tails! DK makes first move!
An entire side of the room cheered! It was only then that Damian noticed the group had divided itself into fans of either player. Damian looked at his fanbase. Kidd, Joe, and Psychopomp were the ones cheering. He looked around to even find Adrian Archer smiling.
Plague: Damian! C'mon, we've not got all day.
Damian focused in on the board.
64 tiles. 32 open. Only 16 currently accessible. Since I'm limited I'll try something basic…
DK: Knight to F3.
And the game begins!
Twenty minutes has passed since I made my first move. Dion is making one fatal mistake, and it WILL be the death of him.
He’s overusing his knight.
The knight is a tool to use as a distraction. But not one to win a game. Sure, it’s possible, but it captures at such an odd angle that it’s hella unlikely. That said, it’s dangerous, and definitely not a piece to overlook, as so many do.
Any intelligent chess players will take out knights as soon as possible, being that it’s easily susceptible to every type of piece aside from the knight itself. Its L-Shaped movement pattern is tricky, and easy to avoid, leaving it vulnerable and not as effective to a sufficient player.
Long story short, the knight is the weakest piece on the board.
Well, behind the king, that is.
The king is the only piece that physically cannot win the game. It hides in its little corner, knowing it can do nothing.
We started this game at 10:24 in the morning. It is now 11:03. Dion is fighting strong, but he’s left with one knight, a pawn, and, of course, his king. This stands against my king, my two rooks, my bishop, and a pawn. Needless to say, it’s close, and I’m still on the edge of my seat.
My pawn lay untouched in H2, aiding in the blockade I’ve made for my king.
Dion moves his king from E7 to E6.
I move my bishop from G2 to H3.
He retracts his previous move, moving his king back to E7.
I then move one rook from A4 to A6, taking his remaining pawn from the board.
Intelligently, he moves his knight from F5 to H4.
I move my second rook from F1 to F4.
Just as I assumed, he moves his knight to G2.
Instead of taking his knight with my king, I move my rook to G4, prompting him to move his knight back to H4, allowing me to take him with my rook. And, as of now, Dion’s knight is mine.
And that leaves the king. He moves it from E7 to F8.
I move my bishop to E6.
He once again backtracks, leaving his king back on E7.
I move one rook from H4 to H7.
He moves from E7 to F6.
I move my bishop from E6 to D5, opening the path to leave him in check by my rook on A6. As expected, he continues his diagonal motion to G5.
I move my pawn from H2 to H3.
He moves to F4.
I move my bishop from D7 to E8.
He moves the king to E4.
I move one rook from H7 to E7.
He moves to F5.
I move my pawn to H4 and he moves to G4.
I move one rook to A4 to protect my pawn, prompting him to retract his move.
I move my bishop from E8 to F7.
He moves his king to F6.
I continue my Pawn’s forward movement to H5.
He makes his move to G7.
I move one rook from A4 to A6. He moves from G7 to H7.
This game is nearing the end. As of now, the pitiful king cannot move into row 6, as he would stand in check by my rook on A6.
I move my bishop from F7 to G8. He can now take my bishop, but he chooses to move to H8 instead. I move one rook from A6 to A8. And it’s over. The game ends in a stalemate.
The entire room boos as the game comes to a draw. Kevin quiets the room to examine the board.
The Plague: This tournament needs a winner! And.. Since it was young Damian that forced Dion into a stalemate… The only moves that Dion can make would put him in danger of check. After that move, it’s obvious that Damian would have won. Therefore: Our Annual Chess Tournament winner is Damian Kaine!
Damian’s side of the room erupts into a round of applause. Damian smiles. It was finally over.
After the game, Bishop and DK stayed behind and cleaned up around the living quarters. Of course, they speak as they pick up the dropped popcorn and such.
Plague: Damian, I noticed something.
DK: What’s that?
Plague: You focused with your rook the entire game. Why is that?
DK:Heh.. The rook is the single most underestimated piece. Always forgotten or thought of as useless. Did you know that it’s the one piece that can protect the king the most? Hence why it’s a castle. You see, I use the rook, because not many factor their moves against it. Hell, most non-chess players don’t even know what it does. Some say that alone makes it worthless. But me? I know it’s dangerous. Because it’s versatile. It’s not a pawn, only able to go in one direction, along one path. It’s not a Knight, bound to eight spaces in a single move, making it predictable as all get out. And it’s not a King, forced to hide for so long, that when it finally reveals itself, it’s weak, and vulnerable. No, the rook is the truly a strong piece. A strong character.
Plague: You could take a lot from what you just said, bro. Be the rook of the Brotherhood.
DK: Oh, I already have. And Sunday, i have a Pawn, a Knight, and a King that i get to take on. And it’s only a matter of time before it happens..
Plague: Before what happens?
DK: The end. My win.
DK: My Checkmate.