Chapter 746:
En Passant Grandmaster
"Hey everyone! Present Kisha back, because the sponsors want to insert a quick puzzle before we show this next interview. So to set the stage, e4, e5, knight f3, knight c6, knight captures e5, knight captures e5, d4, f5, d captures e5, f captures e4, bishop e2, h5, bishop captures h5, check, rook captures h5, queen captures h5, check, and g6. Now what's the next move? Submit your answers in the next three minutes for a chance to win a prize."
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Once the commercials were over, Kisha decided to reveal the solution. "So if you want to solve this first, queen captures g6, check, but that's not it. After king e7, bishop e5, check, is the only way you can win this, but then comes knight f6. How do you beat that? Capture that knight with the queen, that's how. That's check, and king e8. Now how do you finish it? Queen g6, checkmate. If you got all that, you're in the raffle, which we'll announce at the end. Now back to the interviews.
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Vsevolod slowly sat down before Kisha. Once he got comfortable, he began the introductions.
"I'm Vsevolod Yanchuk."
"Hmm, way more modest compared to the others. Guess I'll jump straight into it then. How do you feel about the team?" Kisha asked.
"Hmm. They're all quite young. I feel like I'm the guardian at times. Their personalities are also a handful."
"Tell me about it."
"They've got talent though. I imagine if we all play to our fullest, we'll have a chance at winning."
"... Wow, that's been the most normal interview yet. Vsevolod Yanchuk, everybody."
The full game:
White: The Player Black: The Puzzlemaster
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Nxe5 Nxe5
4. d4 f5
5. dxe5 fxe4
6. Be2 h5
7. Bxh5+ Rxh5
8. Qxh5+ g6
9. Qxg6+ Ke7
10. Bg5+ Nf6
11. Qxf6+ Ke8
12. Qg6#
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