Chapter 482:

Slam dunk

En Passant Grandmaster

Back on the women's side, Iori and Vlatka's game on board 4 had seen some more action with bishop g5, knight c6, knight captures c6, and b captures c6 all being played.

The frustration of Dunja losing quickly showed itself on Vlatka's face as she moved her rook to c1. "Why did I take in that bitch? She was touted as an executive board super grandmaster, yet she quit so quickly! That damn coward, I'll expose her true identity if we draw this," she thought as Iori moved her rook to b8. "And you, wipe that grin off your face! One victory for you slobs means nothing. All you did was kick a defective unit into the ravine, nothing more!" she thought as she slammed her knight down on a4.

But Iori had every reason to grin like a maniac. "Lol, that's some "mastery" you've got over the Zagreb. Guess maybe you're having an off day, but tournaments don't give a fuck about off days. When the moment arrives, it's play your best or get fucked!" she thought as she moved her queen to a5.

The top engine line of bishop captures e7, queen captures a4, b3, queen captures a2, and bishop captures d6 was followed by both players until Iori decided to deviate a bit by moving her rook to b7, which seemed to play out well for her as Vlatka decided to move her pawn to e5, allowing Iori to capture it with her bishop.

"HAH! You're an idiot! Now I can win a minor piece!" Vlatka thought as she captured the pawn at c6 with her bishop.

"Um, no? You bust your contact or something cuz anyone can see this," Iori thought as she moved her rook to b6.

Over on board 2, Nela scowled as she moved her pawn to b5. "That idiot. That freaky bitch was an unknown, and you bet the house on her. If these asswads really are in top form despite allegedly having already played a game against those blue-eyed freaks, I'm gonna be pissed," she thought as she furiously scratched her bald head.

Ironically enough, the very move she had just made caused Mimoko to let out a sigh of relief. "I was a bit worried I wouldn't be able to focus, but with a move like that, there's no way I could possibly make a misstep," Mimoko thought as she moved her pawn to a4.

Nela was to aggravated to notice the danger, and continued her furious march by moving her pawn to b4. Mimoko then equalized in terms of material won by capturing the pawn at c4 with her knight, to which Nela responded to by angrily capturing the knight at f3 with her bishop. Mimoko didn't mind in the slightest as after capturing said bishop with her e-pawn, she was completely winning despite having the same value of captured material as Nela.

"Damn bitch equalized. Well basketball's a long game," Nela thought as she moved her pawn to e6.

"Seems you are rushing towards the end. I doubt with how things are, the game will come anywhere close to 50 moves," Mimoko thought as she moved her bishop to e3.

Still in the mindset that things were even, Nela moved her knight out to f6, thinking she was developing just fine. Mimoko also developed her pieces, moving her queen to e2, but the difference was that she was completely winning while Nela wasn't. Of course, Nela thought otherwise as she moved her knight to d5, seeking to create opportunities for herself. Mimoko ignored the aggression and focused on victory as she moved her pawn to a5.

"Huh? She ignoring me? Great news for me!" Nela gleefully thought as she launched her pawn to g5.

But Mimoko had her eyes on every corner of the board, promptly jumping on the blunder capturing the pawn at g5 with her bishop.

"Huh? Did you think I messed up? Well here's a free pawn if yes," Nela thought as she moved her pawn to f6.

Mimoko rolled her eyes and moved her bishop to e3.

"Rolling your eyes at me!? You dissing me cuz I'm tied to that bitch that claims she's my mom? There's no blood correlation between us. That bitch just married my dad, then dumped him later, but since I'm talented, she claims me as her own," Nela thought as she gritted her teeth and captured the bishop at e3 with her knight.

Mimoko mopped up said knight with her f-pawn without a glint of hesitation, further angering Nela, who advanced her pawn to e5.

But Nela's attitude did a complete 180 after Mimoko captured the pawn at e5 with her knight. "You fell for it! Now I'm up in material, and winning!" Nela thought as she quickly captured the knight at e5 with her f-pawn.

"Check," Mimoko stated as she moved her queen to a6.

A scowl quickly returned to Nela's face as she moved her king to b8. "A fucking loop. A FUCKING LOOP! That fucking bitch found a way to repetition me!" she thought as Mimoko moved her pawn to f4. "Oh? further taunting me? Well fuck you too!" she thought as she slammed her pawn down on e4.

Mimoko sighed and captured the pawn at e4 with her bishop, to which Nela responded to by angrily capturing the pawn at a5 with her knight in retaliation. "Anger clouds judgement. But on this day, with how distraught I still am from what happened last night and just now, I thank you for giving into anger to the point where I can easily convert a win," she thought as she captured the knight at a5 with her rook.

Nela seethed with fury as she moved her pawn to c6, but it did nothing to intimidate Mimoko, who promptly captured said pawn with her bishop. Nela then let out an audible roar as she slammed her bishop down on c5, but all it amounted to was stalling as after Mimoko captured said bishop with her d-pawn, Nela was unable to stop the sweat from rushing down her face as she realized how tings were going to go.

"FUCK! FUCK! I CAN'T GET MATED!" Nela thought as she moved her d-rook to e8.

"Check. It's over," Mimoko declared as she moved her rook to b5.

"NOT FUCKING YET!" Nela shouted aloud as she slammed her king down on c7.

"Mate in 1. Check," Mimoko sighed as she moved her queen to b7.

Tears began to ooze out of Nela's eyes as she was forced to move her king to d8. "No. It's because they shaved my head bald. THAT'S WHY! I should be given compensation for this!" she cried.

"No. You played horribly, not because you're bald, but because of your overconfidence. I can list-"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU BITCH!"

Mimoko let out an angry sigh. "Be that way then. Checkmate. If you want help, you'll need to cry to someone else to teach you how to play better," she huffed as she captured the queen at d7, winning the game.

Nela furiously slammed her fists on the table, causing the pieces to jump off the board before she stormed away in a huff. Now in both men's and women's sections, Japan led Croatia 2-0, with the decisive games looking likely to come soon.

The full game:

White: Mimoko Inoue (2809) Black: DSPCM Nela Bošković (2134)

1. g3 d5

2. d4 Nc6

3. Nf3 Bg4

4. Bg2 Qd7

5. c4 dxc4

6. O-O O-O-O

7. Nbd2 b5

8. a4 b4

9. Nxc4 Bxf3

10. exf3 e6