The aggressive Alien gambit

The scenery quickly changed to a green country side. A wooden table with a chessboard appeared and Iori and Muirchertach sat down at it.

"This scenery is really peaceful," Mimoko noted.

"It be reminiscent of Ireland's countryside," Muirchertach stated.

"So I'm playin' as white? In that case, I hope I get lucky and I get to play somethin' while I still look like this," Iori grinned as she moved her pawn to e4.

"Unlike me daughter, I play smart," Muirchertach glared as he moved his pawn to d6.

"The Caro-Kann defense. Iori-chan better be on her guard," Mimoko thought as Iori moved her pawn to d4.

Muirchertach followed by moving his pawn to d6 while Iori moved her knight to c3. Muirchertach then captured the pawn at e4 with his e-pawn, prompting Iori to capture said pawn with her knight.

"So far so good. After knight f6 and a knight trade, they'll be in a Caro-Kann Defense: Tartokower variation. From there, Iori should have the advantage," Mimoko thought as Muirchertach moved his knight to f6.

Iori however grinned and moved her knight to g5 instead of capturing the knight at f6.

"What is she doing- No, is she's playing that new gambit that's becoming a trend, the Alien gambit! " Mimoko thought as Muirchertach stared in confusion before shrugging and moving his pawn to h6.

"LOL, Guess I really did suck off all your luck, Orca-chan," Iori grinned.

"What are ye babbling about?" Muirchertach snarled in annoyence.

"You played just how I wanted you to, and now while I look like an alien, I can play... THE ALIEN GAMBIT MOTHERFUCKER!" Iori shouted as she captured the pawn at f7 with her knight.

Muirchertach stared in shock for a few minutes before scowling and capturing the knight at f7 with his king. "Aliens ye say? What rubbish. You young brats have no respect for the game."

"That was a pretty nasty fork though," Iori snickered as she moved her knight to f3.

Mimoko began to scowl. "C5 can ruin her plans, but if this guy doesn't know that, Iori-chan will win," Mimoko thought as Muirchertach moved his bishop to g4.

"YO! Dumbass just fell for the big trap. Check!" Iori snickered as she moved her knight to e5.

Muirchertach's face began to contort in anger as he realized the fork he was in. He cursed in Irish before slamming his king down on g8 and watching Iori capture his bishop on g4 with her knight. He then promptly captured said knight with his knight before Iori moved her bishop to c4 and forced him to move his king to h7 on his next turn.

Now Iori captured the hanging knight on g4 with her queen forcing Muirchertach to move his pawn to g6 to avoid mate in 2. She then moved her bishop to d3 while Muirchertach moved his rook to g8. Iori didn't give up on her attack though and moved her pawn to h4, prompting Muirchertach to bring his queen out to d7.

Iori quickly slid her queen to e2 as Muirchertach moved his pawn to e5, prompting her to capture it with her d-pawn on her next turn.

Growing more, and more frustrated, Muirchertach decided to put Iori in check by moving his bishop to b4. "CHECk! HOW YA LIKE THAT!?"

"Lol, lame-o," Iori scoffed as she slid her pawn to c3, sending the bishop back to c5.

Iori then resumed her attack on the king's side by moving her pawn to h5. Muirchertach quickly moved his queen to e6, but that did little to stop Iori's attack.

"Back in check, bitch!" Iori snickered as she captured the pawn at g6 with her h-pawn.

"Will ye stop with the checks!?" Muirchertach fumed as he moved his king to h8.

A sinister smirk formed on Iori's face as she moved her queen to h5.

"Looks like she realized it. She's smarter than she seems," Mimoko thought as Muirchertach hastened his demise by capturing the pawn at g6 with his queen.

"Ugh, guess we trade queens... PSYCH!" Iori taunted as she captured the queen at g6 with her bishop.

Muirchertach began to go pale and sweat. "NO! I can't lose now! I just got a big financial backer! I haven't even bought the gold toilet yet!" he shouted as he captured the bishop at g5 with his rook.

That didn't do a thing, as Iori simply captures said rook with her queen, leaving Muirchertach with little choice but to move his bishop to f8.

"You really think that would work?" Iori taunted as she captured the pawn at h6 with her bishop.

"No... Please have mercy!" Muirchertach begged as he moved his knight to d7.

"I did. That's why I made it so you'll confess to all your crimes before going to hell, so you can get it all off your chest. Checkmate," Iori maliciously smiled as she captured the bishop at f8 with her bishop and gave Muirchertach the middle finger.

The board began to vanish as the scenery returned to normal. Iori's and Carol's hair immediately grew back to the lengths it had originally been before being shaved off. Much to Iori's pleasure, Carol and Mimoko had recorded it on their phones.

Muirchertach then suddenly burst into maniacal laughter and began confessing to his various crimes, prompting Carol to immediately start recording it.

"Guess we gotta wait till he's done confessing to go back home," Iori whispered.

"Seems you truly did siphon away all my luck," Sorcha chuckled as she wiped away a tear.

While she was a little upset that Muirchertach would be dying due to the DESPER, she ultimately felt he had it coming both for his reckless demeanor and all the crimes he committed. Sir Grobhand on the other hand trued his best to drown out Muirchertach's voice by clanking around his armor, but the DESPER simply froze him in place and muted him, preventing him from interfering.

"Iori-chan, why'd you go for an Alien gambit of all things?" Mimoko whispered.

"You upset? It's solid if you know how to use it," Iori countered.

"He fell for the big trap, but if he played c5 instead of bishop g4, you would have had problems."

"I knew he wouldn't though. The fact that he took nearly 3 minutes to think after I captured the pawn at f7 showed he'd never encountered the gambit properly."

"True, though there was still the chance that despite that, he'd find the right counter."

"And if he did, I'd beat him anyway. So you upset?"

"About the opening, no. Recently, both Okaa-chan and I have begun exploring some of the more unconventional openings and gambits."

"Really!?"

"Yeah, and it's honestly given me a whole new outlook on chess as a whole..."

...

About 15 hours ago, Mimoko scowled in confusion as she stared at the chessboard before her. She had just headed down for breakfast and was playing a casual game at home with her mother. However, Daria had made the odd choice of opening the game by moving her pawn to f4.

"Okaa-chan, are you planning to throw the game?" Mimoko scowled.

"Not in the slightest. In fact, I want you to play very seriously," Daria glared.

"Why?"

"Because I'm trying to learn all the odd and uncommon openings and gambits so I'm best prepared to counter them."

"Is this because of your loss to Tanabe-kun?"

"That was the trigger, but meeting with Michiko yesterday truly made me realize this was a necessity. I need to learn everything so I can be best prepared to take down any challenge that goes my way. The same could be said for you."

"But I'm able to see-"

"Doesn't matter if you can see the moves. Depending on the time control, an odd move could take ya off guard and cost ya the game. Not to mention, I think both of us need to learn to respect these odd moves a bit better."

"What do you mean?"

"Recently, I've come to the conclusion that the bongcloud might be a solid opening for highly skilled players."

Mimoko let out a horrified gasp, causing Daria to chuckle. "Oh quite your gasping. I'm not gonna start playin' bongclouds as my go-to opening. But there is some credence to support that it's not as disastrous as one might think. For example, Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, one of the best players in the world embarked on a challenge where he exclusively played the bongcloud and other variants of it. And wouldn't ya know it, he did really well. Then there's Peter who effortlessly wins tournaments by playing crazy bongcloud openings and other uncommon openings and gambits. Speaking of which, new opening theory and gambits are beginning to pop up. Most notably is the Alien gambit which stems from the Caro-Kann. Point is, serious players like you and me need to truly learn the ins and outs of these moves both to better counter them, and better respect them."

"'Respect them'?"

"Yeah. We both tend to cringe whenever someone plays a questionable move like the Barnes opening. However, even though some openings are bad, they can still win games if the one playing them is insanely good. Today I want to focus on the bird opening since I recently had a conversation with Himitsudono about it."

"What's this about birds?" Ichimitsu asked as he read his paper.

"Want us to teach you?" Mimoko growled.

"Nah... Stocks are my life."

Mimoko let out an annoyed groan before returning her focus to Daria. The two ended up playing three bullet games before Mimoko had to leave to go film Iori and Carol.

"Have fun with your friends," Daria hollered.

"It's more like I'm being forced to do this. Ugh, first those openings now whatever Iori-chan's got planned. This is going to be a miserable day," Mimoko grumbled as she headed out.

...

In the present, Mimoko let out a chuckle. "I said today would be miserable, and I guess in a sense it was. But I also had some fun.I hope Okaa-chan's up for some more games when I get back," she thought.

Muirchertach soon finished his confession and immediately began coughing up blood before dying with a malicious smile on his face. Before anyone could react, Carol, Mimoko, and Iori were all warped away, leaving Sorcha and Sir Grobhand behind. Muirchertach's DESPER then emitted a puff a smoke, truly signifying his demise.

Sorcha stared at Muirchertach's smile and began to frown. "His arrival was a bit too convenient for those three. That and he said he'd send them to their "original" home. What did he mean by that?"

...

Mimoko, Iori, and Carol suddenly found themselves in a dark run down room. The windows were boarded up and police caution tape and debris littered the dusty floor.

"The hell is this place!?" Iori cried.

"Ugh, is this Mr. Gunnerson's dead bird lair?" Mimoko groaned.

Carol meanwhile had gone pale and begun trembling uncontrollably.

"Oi Cece, you cool?" Iori asked.

"N- No. I- I not cool. We- We gotta get out of here."

"Why's that?"

"Because we in America and that fucker will kill us or worse if we don't get back to Japan!"

The full game:

White: Iori Ishikiridokoro (1188) Black: Muirchertach Glas (1477)

1. e4 c6

2. d4 d5

3. Nc3 dxe4

4. Nxe4 Nf6

5. Ng5 h6

6. Nxf7 Kxf7

7. Nf3 Bg4

8. Ne5+ Kg8

9. Nxg4 Nxg4

10. Bc4+ Kh7

11. Qxg4 g6

12. Bd3 Rg8

13. h4 Qd7

14. Qe2 e5

15. dxe5 Bb4+

16. c3 Bc5

17. h5 Qe6

18. hxg6+ Kh8

19. Qh5 Qxg6

20. Bxg6 Rxg6

21. Qxg6 Bf8

22. Bxh6 Nd7

23. Bxf8#