Hammerschlaged

Back on the women's side, tensions were heated following Jadwiga's humiliating defeat. Iori had opened her game by moving her pawn to f3, irking Zosia as she responded by moving her pawn to e5. But her anger only got worse as Iori slammed her king down on f2, playing the Hammerschlag opening.

"That woman... She's mocking us... THEY'RE ALL MOCKING US!" Zosia thought as she brought her queen out to f6.

"Hook, line, and sinker, wonder what the commentators think," Iori thought as she moved her pawn to c4.

The commentators had shifted focus elsewhere, but if they were still watching, they' gasp in shock as Zosia's play of bishop to e7 completely evened the game. Iori could sense it and moved her pawn to e3, but Zosia couldn't and moved her knight to c6. More natural moves like knight c3, queen h6, d4, and f5 followed before Iori decided to play d5, sending Zosia's knight to b4.

Next came e4, and this time, Zosia took the bait.

"Check, you'll pay for mocking us like that," Zosia glared as she moved her bishop to c5.

"And the king says, lame-o," Iori thought as she slid her king to e1.

What followed next was the seemingly innocent play of queen to h5, but as soon as Iori saw it, she let loose a maniacal grin as she moved her pawn to a3, knowing that the game was now hers.

Zosia simply excused Iori's behavior and moved her knight to a6, and it seemed to be warranted as Iori capturing the pawn at f5 with her e-pawn decreased her edge slightly. But Zosia moving her knight out to h6 only gave Iori her edge back and then some.

"And now we kick the queen," Iori thought as she moved her pawn to h4.

The move prompted Zosia to capture the pawn at f5 with her queen, but Iori's focus was elsewhere as she moved her pawn to b4, prompting Zosia to move her bishop to d4. But g-knight to e2 once again put Zosia's bishop in danger, yet rather than defend or trade, Zosia castled king's side.

"Yup, we got a castle cuck over here. Well itadakimasu!" Iori giddily thought as she captured the knight at d4 with her knight.

Zosia shook her head and just captured said knight with her e-pawn, but gritted her teeth as soon as Iori captured the pawn at d4 with her queen, as now she was a pawn down.

"Like I'd lose to you after what you played, and what happened to Jadwiga," Zosia thought as she gritted her teeth and moved her pawn to c5.

Iori simply ate that pawn up by capturing it with her b-pawn, but Zosia had a plan and moved her queen to g6. Not a great plan though, as Iori moved her bishop to d3, prompting Zosia to defend by moving her knight to f5.

"Lol, I take," Iori thought as she simply captured the knight at f5 with her bishop.

Zosia simply captured said bishop with her rook, but now Iori could move her knight to e4. Zosia failed to see the significance of the move and moved her pawn to b6, hoping to create counterplay elsewhere, but she soon saw what Iori was planning when she moved her rook to h3.

"Like I'll allow it! Try me!" Zosia thought as she captured the pawn at c5, prompting Ioei to mover her queen to c3.

A smile lit up on Zosia's face as now she was free to capture the pawn at g2 with her queen. Iori simply moved her rook to g3, seemingly trapping the queen, but Zosia knew better.

"Check, did you really think that would work? Now suffer for your sins," Zosia glared as she moved her queen to h1.

Iori responded by sticking her tongue out and moving her king to e2.

"Check! Does proper sportsmanship escape you too!?" Zosia fumed as she slammed her queen down on h2.

Iori simply waved her fingers as she slid her king to e3. Now Zosia couldn't deliver anymore checks and had to make a new move, that move being rook to f7. Bishop b2 though put Zosia on edge as mate was on the table if she didn't respond properly. She felt king f8 did the trick, but Iori then boldly captured the pawn at g7 with her rook.

"Oh? You want to play hardball? Well hardball, you'll get! Check!" Zosia fumed as she slammed her queen down on f4.

"Whoa, someone's pissed... Lol," Iori thought as she moved her king to e2.

"You think I'll let you escape!? Check!" Zosia glared as she moved her queen to h2.

"And time to slalom away from a perpetual," Iori thought as she smirked and moved her king to d1.

Zosia's scowl began to worsen as she went for another check by moving her queen to h1, but Iori's king was now able to escape to c2, and open up the path for the rook to attack the queen.

With a click of her tongue, Zosia captured the pawn at f3 with her queen, expecting a queen trade, but Iori had other plans.

"Check. Bout time I can get a word in. So how's it feel knowing you bout to be Hammerschlaged?" Iori snickered as she moved her rook to g8.

"Huh? What's she talking about?" Zosia scoffed in her mind as she captured the rook at g8 with her king.

"Lol, I checkmate ya! Boom! You just got Hammerschlaged, bitch!" Iori snickered as she slammed her queen down on h8, winning the game.

Zosia stared in disbelief before reality set in and she went pale. "NO! I lost to that insult of an opening!? Jadwiga... I'm sorry!" she thought as she began to tear up.

As soon as she handed in her scoresheet, Maria lost to Azenira, meaning Japan had now one the match, as they now led 3-0.

Urzula, who had been nervously watching sunk her hand into her face in frustration. Now that Poland had lost, the question was now whether Japan would sweep them like France and Italy, and with Mimoko in a good position, that outcome seemed highly probable.

The full game:

White: Iori Ishikiridokoro (2444) Black: Zosia Żewłakow (2476)

1. f3 e5

2. Kf2 Qf6

3. c4 Be7

4. e3 Nc6

5. Nc3 Qh6

6. d4 f5

7. d5 Nb4

8. e4 Bc5+

9. Ke1 Qh5

10. a3 Na6

11. exf5 Nh6

12. h4 Qxf5

13. b4 Bd4

14. Nge2 O-O

15. Nxd4 exd4

16. Qxd4 c5

17. bxc5 Qg6

18. Bd3 Nf5

19. Bxf5 Rxf5

20. Ne4 b6

21. Rh3 bxc5

22. Qc3 Qxg2

23. Rg3 Qh1+

24. Ke2 Qh2+

25. Ke3 Rf7

26. Bb2 Kf8

27. Rxg7 Qf4+

28. Ke2 Qh2+

29. Kd1 Qh1+

30. Kc2 Qxf3

31. Rg8+ Kxg8

32. Qh8#