Apr 25, 2025
Author's Commentary #415:
Time to talk about Chapter 415: The new egghead.
Now would be the perfect time to insert Tommy Wiseu screaming while dressed as Eggman. Obviously, the title is meant to be a vague reference to Easter eggs, which only occurred since this chapter ended up releasing on Easter.
As for the game, it features the Potato Variation, which is an actual opening. I like featuring games with dubious openings, so naturally I had no problems choosing it for this game. One thing I will confess to, is that while making the game, I forgot Ofelio was rated above 2100, and ended up playing against a 1400-rated bot on Chess.com for the game. I guess I can try and justify things by simply saying she was having a bad day.
One final thing to note is that originally, I was just going to showcase the Vlatka game in this match, but as you can see, I've decided to showcase all the games in the match. In fact, the initial release of the previous chapter even featured a summary of how the games went, so if you were able to catch that in the initial release, you'll know how the match will end. And this was a last-minute decision too, but I decided it was best to showcase all the games primarily for the worldbuilding aspect of it all. Ironic considering I wanted to do this for the Ecuador vs Czechoslovakia match. However, it just goes to show that music really can influence how I write the series.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
