#chess ‘‘cheating’’ scandals bring out the best in everyone

[dozydawn]

“Why is the idea of Hikaru cheating so crazy to you? I thought you thought he was an asshole?”

GM Ben Finegold defending GM Hikaru Nakamura (his former student & current frenemy? idk) from accusations of cheating by GM Vladimir Kramnik.

[buriedself]

@ HHJKANG JUST POSTED … Taking suggestions for divorce celebrations.

001. STATISTICS …

GENERAL DETAILS.

FULL NAME: harper hyunjung kang. NICKNAME(S): n/a. AGE:   fifty. DATE OF BIRTH:   january 12, 1973. PLACE OF BIRTH: new york, new york. CURRENT LOCATION:  manhattan. GENDER:  cis woman. PRONOUNS:  she/her. ORIENTATION:  bisexual. OCCUPATION: corporate law firm name partner. EDUCATION LEVEL: jd from harvard.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, ETC.

HEIGHT:  5'5. TATTOOS:   secret... PIERCINGS: one in each ear. CLOTHING STYLE:   jessica pearson vibes. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:  signature glare tbh.

HEALTH.

ALLERGIES:   none. SLEEPING HABITS:   average. EATING HABITS: average. SOCIABILITY: 7/10. sociable because she has to be. DRINKING / SMOKING / DRUGS: yes / socially / no.

PERSONALITY.

LABELS / TROPES:  berserk button, the chess master, stern teacher, xanatos speed chess. INSPIRATIONS: jessica pearson (suits), miranda priestly (the devil wears prada), marcia roy (succession), olivia pope (scandal), addison montgomery (grey's anatomy). POSITIVE TRAITS:   organized, ambitious, powerful, confident, loyal. NEGATIVE TRAITS: callous, manipulative, smug. LIKES: winning, family get togethers, looking out of her office. DISLIKES: losing, being lonely, . FEARS: abandonment. HABITS:  raising an eyebrow, tapping fingers, steepling hands. HOBBIES: no time for hobbies.

FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, ETC.

MOTHER: deceased. FATHER: deceased. step-father is long retired. SIGNIFICANT OTHER: divorced from her husband. BEST FRIEND:  tba. EXES: ex husband. SIBLING(S): none. CHILDREN: two. PET(S):  none.

002. BIOGRAPHY …

dad died in front of her when she was young -- a heart attack. her mom remarried to a high profile lawyer that was set to take over his dad's law firm

they always had high expectations for her and why shouldn't they? she was always due to become either a surgeon (like her late father) or a lawyer (like her step-father). eventually, it became obvious where her skills lay, so she was steered in the direction of law.

in college, she falls in love. against everything her parents warned about. she has not one, but two children before she graduates from harvard with a law degree. but she did it all while raising two children. isn't that enough?

her husband and her get married after she's graduated and from the outside they're perfect. both high profile, hard working people with two darling children. everyone should be jealous.

she doesn't want anyone to think she got where she was because of her step-dad's connections, so she works with his firm's biggest competitor.

soon enough, she's a fucking star. other lawyers, even those with decades more experience are scared of her. why shouldn't they be? she cuts through them in court like a knife through butter. she's unstoppable.

until it's obvious that everyone in the firm is against her becoming name partner.

harper does what she does best. she creates a case. she finds every speck of dirt on the current name partners and marches into the monthly partners meeting and demands her name go up there. easy as pie.

yes. kang for harper kang. she made it.

her and another name partner, the one she's closest to, perform a coup and over throw the other one, making them obsolete. it's just the two of them now, and they're doing what they could only dream of.

while all of this happens, her marriage falls apart. she suspects her husband of cheating, if not physically, then emotionally at the very least, but can't bring herself to do anything when she's surely been feeling something for the other name partner.

she and her husband separate, though they live under the same roof for the sake of their children and the cameras.

the divorce is messy and awful and ends in arguments more often than not. it takes two years for it to be finalized, start to finish. what's the point of celebrating in a burning house? whatever. she opens a new bottle of scotch anyway.

003. CONNECTIONS …

[on the wc page] her two children ! they have a strained relationship but she's trying to reach out and reconnect.

[on the wc page] the other name partner of kang & x. they had a fling during her and her husband's separation and are incredibly close. they might be trying to overthrow her / remove her from the firm, but she's unaware.

her ex-husband... would have to be similar age

people she / her firm represents

people she / her firm have screwed over

people that work in her firm

someone she's blackmailing for some reason

??? idfk i am writing this half asleep as i watch tv...