#as a chess enjoyer I couldn't resist

[teal-skull]

An proper analysis of Käärijä's chess game against himself.

Okay so I play chess a little so I wanted to take a look at the genious pro gamer moves he does in this chess tik tok.

So he is starting with rook to d3, which lichess knows to tells me is Mieses opening.

So he is not off to the strongest start. As he is playing against himself, he coutners with rook D5. This migth actually be a good move, since according to lichess statistics is the most popular response to Mieses opening, and it is taking more control of the center. E5 could've been good as well.

But then Käärijä shows his tomfoolery by playing a nasty trick...

He first pretends to move his knight to F3, which is what black would expect white to do, but isntead he is marely summonign the levitation powers of the knight to fly his king to E3. For this to be achieved, he had to give up bishop for blood sacrafice. While black is frozen by the sheer audacity of this move, Käärijä uses his feet to push his rook into battle against the black rook!

But oh no! The king had too much levitation and he is yeeted across the board, landing on his face, the king dies instantly. How tragic! Meanwhile, black decides to put all in and move his king to the front lines, the queen and rook follow, but get shot by a rook sniper in H2. However rook in D4 despite their bravery, gets black rook's sword through their chest.

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Profit! Käärijä wins the game!

[sohannabarberaesque]

Postcards from Snagglepuss

All in all, how did Pie Day turn out?

AT TOBIE'S RESTAURANT IN HINCKLEY, MN: "Snagglepuss--?" asked Huckleberry Hound over a plate of Tobie's legendary caramel pecan rolls and a pot of coffee shared between us.

"Yes, Huck, if I may call you that?"

"I do have to acknowledge these sweet rolls are rather delicious ... and a little on the gooey side for my tastes."

"And who could concur more?"

"Nonetheless, Snag," Huck was quick to remark, "our Character Convocation back at Braham Pie Day turned out rather well ... not to mention several among us taking some decent honours."

"I do admit that my Grasshopper Pie, at least as per the judges, may have been a little strong with the mint flavour ... but at least they appreciated it enough to recognise it with Honourable Mention."

"Meanwhile ... Clementine's huckleberry pie, lattice-top crust and all, impressed the judges in its own sweet way. Though it's worth knowing that Clementine adds a little lemon juice to cut down on the tartness and tapioca for added juiciness."

"Which, as I understand it, has been recommended for fruit pies for some time."

"And it's not all that often, Snag, that you still see a lattice top crust so skillfully crafted. And I wonder how Clementine goes about it."

"So I've wondered ... so I've wondered!" [Short pause to catch my thoughts and refresh my coffee mug.] "Oh, and how did Kitty Jo's chess pie, much-hyped as it was, turn out?"

"The judges were rather surprised that such a pie was known this far north, yet Kitty Jo--"

"From the Cattanooga Cats, I know."

"--Kitty Jo explained that such was a little touch of the South that she enjoys fixing from time to time for the band as much as the post-concert receptions they host. Even if she had to explain such was custard pie with cornmeal and vinegar."

(The waitress came along to refresh the coffee pot, and I do have to acknowledge that, for such a legendary stop on I-35 towards Duluth, Tobie's serves coffee as legendary as their sweet rolls.)

"Inevitably, Huck, the Hair Bear Bunch were their same old lovably crazy selves at Braham Pie Day ... be it in the meet-and-greet, or even when they entered berry pie in the competition."

"And well-timed, I have to admit, it being just as the bear mating season they're ever fond of was winding down. And who could blame them for just how incredibly crazy their mating season antics could go, to begin with?"

"Even allowing for that kind of oven mini-motorhomes, camper vans even, are notorious for--running off propane and having to be rather impatient in getting such to the right temperature ... yet the crowds cannot resist them. Hair Bear especially, for some reason or other."

"... and a wonderful time was had by all," Huck couldn't help but admit acknowledging as the last of his caramel pecan roll was taken to mouth. "You bet," added I.

Even allowing for where a few days in Duluth before the Minnesota State Fair were in order, including going along the Skyline Parkway.

"So," asked I as we paid our bill, "who among our Funtastic kind would you like along heading into the fall?"

"Let's not forget that Peter Potamus is planning to have us along with his merry band of divers come the fall for some diving over in the Caribbean," Huck reminded me.

"Thanks, Huck," saith I, "for bringing this reminder up."

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