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May 22, 2025

To celebrate the Chess Olympics arc, I've decided to create full artwork of all the major teams that will appear in the arc.

Women's teams ordered by average rating:

1. United States of America (average rating: 2661.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19740

2. German Empire of Prussia (average rating: 2613): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19763

3. Japan (average rating: 2595): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19787

4. Norway (average rating: 2594.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19777

5. India (average rating: 2562.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19743

6. China (average rating: 2511.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19747

7. Hungary (average rating: 2504.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19766

8. Ukraine (average rating: 2503.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20248

9. Russia (average rating: 2458.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20251

10. Georgia (average rating: 2428): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19703

11. Netherlands (average rating: 2422): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19778

12. France (average rating: 2410.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19765

13. Israeli Kingdom of Simien (average rating: 2409): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20287

14. Poland (average rating: 2400.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19767

15. Neo Kingdom of Egypt (average rating: 2394.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19773

16. Azerbaijan (average rating: 2385.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19751

17. Kazakhstan (average rating: 2384.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20059

18. Spain (average rating: 2354): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19748

19. Bulgaria (average rating: 2353.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20259

20. Romania (average rating: 2350.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19774

21. England (average rating: 2347.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19776

22. Armenia (average rating: 2326.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19770

23. Italy (average rating: 2324.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19779

24. Denmark (average rating: 2305.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19708

25. Estonia (average rating: 2269.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20257

26. Switzerland (average rating: 2263.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19761

27. Türkiye (average rating: 2257.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19702

28. Greece (average rating: 2254.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19783

29. Vietnam (average rating 2246.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19707

30. New Empire of Mongolia (average rating: 2241.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19752

31. Montenegro (average rating: 2237.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19930

32. Argentina (average rating: 2225): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19782

33. New Republic of Paeonia (average rating: 2214): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19758

34. Serbia (average rating: 2202.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18250

35. Sweden (average rating: 2201.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19706

36. Ireland (average rating: 2178.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19929

37. Belgium (average rating: 2169): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19769

38. Latvia (average rating: 2166.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20288

39. Neo-Babylonian Empire (average rating: 2161.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19602

40. Czechoslovakia (average rating: 2155.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19760

41. Ecuador (average rating: 2151): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19756

42. Uzbekistan (average rating: 2147): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18305

43. Croatia (average rating: 2146.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19603

44. Brazil (average rating: 2143.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20255

45. Peru (average rating: 2128.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19759

46. Antarctica (average rating: 2094): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19757

47. Lithuania (average rating: 2093.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19699

48. South Africa (average rating: 2086.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19705

49. Australia (average rating: 2084.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20253

50. Philippines (average rating: 2082): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20164

51. Austria (average rating: 2080.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19741

52. Åland Islands (average rating: 2072.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19755

53. New Zealand (average rating: 2073.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19746

54. Ethiopia (Average rating: 2029.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19785

55. Portugal (average rating: 2008.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19700

56. Scotland (average rating: 1999): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20254

57. Canada (average rating: 1997.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19750

58. Bosnia and Herzegovina (average rating: 1987.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20208

59. Mexico (average rating: 1986): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19928

60. Albania (average rating: 1968.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19606

61. Chile (average rating: 1960.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20165

62. Iceland (average rating: 1930.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20256

63. Indonesia (average rating: 1876.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19780

64. Wales (average rating: 1873.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19017

65. Tanzania (average rating: 1863.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20250

66. Republic of Korea (average rating: 1778): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20252

67. Pakistan (average rating: 1768.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19745

68. Northern Ireland (average rating: 1777): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18824

69. Kosovo (average rating: 1696): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20249

Men's teams ordered by average rating:

1. United States of America (average rating: 2854.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18016

2. Russia (average rating: 2853.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18173

3. India (average rating: 2768.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17286

4. Uzbekistan (average rating: 2698.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18050

5. German Empire of Prussia (average rating: 2694.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17720

6. Spain (average rating: 2686.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17431

7. Neo-Babylonian Empire (average rating: 2666.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18251

8. Hungary (average rating: 2654.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19016

9. Poland (average rating: 2640.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17174

10. Ukraine (average rating: 2633.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18170

11. China (average rating: 2631): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17967

12. Romania (average rating: 2626.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18055

13. Austria (average rating: 2624): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17972

14. Serbia (average rating: 2602.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18186

15. Cuba (average rating: 2577.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17586

16. France (average rating: 2565.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18051

17. Croatia (average rating: 2560.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19607

18. Iceland (average rating: 2534.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18171

19. Israeli Kingdom of Simien (average rating: 2528): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19241

20. New Empire of Mongolia (average rating: 2472.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19246

21. Estonia (average rating: 2462.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19940

22. Bosnia and Herzegovina (average rating: 2443.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17585

23. England (average rating: 2431.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18049

24. Slovenia (average rating: 2419.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19019

25. Costa Rica (average rating: 2362): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18187

26. Italy (average rating: 2320.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18056

27. New Zealand (average rating: 2286): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17432

28. Denmark (average rating: 2225): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19020

29. Canada (average rating 2223): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18042

30. Japan (average rating: 2047.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18184

Other:

The Arbiters (average rating: 2672): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19933

WWCF Staff (average rating: 2340): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19029

The Commentators (average rating: 2281.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19932

Female coaches (average rating: 1929): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19697

DSPCMs (average rating: 1628.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20166

Misc. Female Players (average rating: 1546.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19023

SPCMs (average rating: 1376.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19024

World Leaders (average rating: 941.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19027

Female Spectators (average rating: 199.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19931

Bonus:

Team Pakistan (Women) before Saima went bald: https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18905

Team Northern Ireland (Women) before going bald: https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18825

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:259

May 22, 2025

Author's Commentary #447:

Time to talk about Chapter 447: Asshole vs asshole.
I might be stretching the definition of asshole a bit on this one, but I think Heather can be considered an asshole. No debate on Valve though. Now for some background on the match.

Once I finalized the Daria vs the Fairies mini-arc, I originally planned to have Valve lose to Daria and get pitted against Heather in round 8. The latter did fully happen on-screen, however, it went down much differently from the original vision. Nyoan obviously wasn't present, even though she was planned to disguise as Minoo early on. I only added this last-minute in order to better connect the story.

The game being as short as it is was purely by chance. I don't remember the exact level the bot was set at, but I think it was at least 2000, meaning it would be Chess.com's level 16 Engine bot or higher. Even I didn't expect the game to end so fast after being dead-even for nearly 15 moves, but when it happened, I knew it was going to be used.

Now back to what I was saying earlier, Heather was always going to beat Valve, however, England was actually set to lose the match. What made me reverse course was the lack of something important; spotlight on Maila. Originally after round 7, Mimoko was going to comfort Maila, who was dejected about her slump which would result in her regaining her mojo and winning her game and the match for Estonia. Since that didn't happen, I decided to extend the Maila's slump plotline another round or two. It won't be forgotten, but it will now occur a bit later than planned.

And now, round 8 is officially done. All that's left now before the rest day is to check in on all the characters. One final thing I will mention is these next series of chapters were added last minute, however, they are technically canon and very important to the overall series.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:447

May 21, 2025

Author's Commentary #446:

Time to talk about Chapter 446: Mongol milestone.
After 3 rounds and a Bermuda party, it's finally time to check back in on Jad. I've been wanting to showcase his newfound rage earlier, but burnout's been keeping me from doing so until now.

Originally, Jad was planned to go on a romp and wipe out teams 4-0 after his defeat to team Japan in round 5. Many of these teams would be nations that were conquered by the Mongol Empire. While Jad did in fact beat those teams, it was offscreen.

Speaking of the game, Jad opens with 1. h3, but Jarosław responds with 1... d5 instead of e5, preventing him from playing the Ungern-Sternberg Opening. Thus, we will dib this new opening of 1. h3 d5 2. d4, the Mongolian Opening and 1. h3 d5 2. d5 Bf5 the Mongol Opening: Polish Countergambit.

While I am glad to finally get this game done, it is making me realize burnout is really effecting me when it comes to game chapters. The arc is also starting to become cumbersome as I'm still a ways off from finishing it, but want to try doing some other stuff with the series. Speaking of which, I ended up redesigning some of the characters with notable and subtle changes to the designs of standout characters such as Svetlana, Anastasia, and even Kana. Yes, I redesigned her a third time, and this time I feel it's just right. The redesigns also had the effect of giving me inspiration on what to do with some of the members of the Latvian women's team, which just goes to show how a fresh coat of paint can sometimes make a character stand out to you the author more.

Getting back on topic, there's probably going to be just one more game chapter for round 8, then rest day chapters before the next major arc in the season. Unlike the other portions of the season, this one will probably be the most challenging for me due to a certain thing I'll have to get right for it to work in the story.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:446

May 21, 2025

To:Taylor J

Pretty much. About half-way through this, I decided that it would just be an EPGM prequel of sorts. The main reason for that is the next chapter a certain Halloween-themed gambit, which is obviously my favorite opening in case it wasn't obvious, will be played. That was originally meant to be the whole point of this novel, but I'll admit, writer's bloc and the short time-frame on this contest did make writing this work a bit of a challenge.

A ghoulish Lovesung

Chapter:11

May 20, 2025

Author's Commentary #445:

Time to talk about Chapter 445: Artiljerija vengeance.
It's time to see how things are going over on Francie's end, and to put it bluntly, she's getting her hemorrhoid infested ass handed to her. Her brutal downfall was in the works ever since I finalized that she'd earn Iori's ire, but I will admit I struggled a bit with this one.

The main reason lies in the game. I wanted Francie to play the Australian Defense, but I also wanted a capture checkmate. I initially had two games that were 21 moves each, like this one, that were played against two different levels of Chess.com's engine bot, but I abandoned them in favor of the game so see here due to the capture checkmate. I really wanted Francie to get launched, and the only way to do that was to have Esma win with a capture checkmate.

And now, there's just a few more games left until round 8 is over. I'm still unsure how many there will be exactly, but I will confirm that this next game was originally meant to be featured last round, but got modified for this one. It will also mark the return of a character who's been a bit shafted, but will finally get some more screentime in the series.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:445

May 20, 2025

[Game log #208]

Here's the game from Chapter 325 between Ragnar and Marco on board 1 in the Iceland vs Italy match in round 5 of the Chess Olympics.

[Event "Chess Olympics"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "DSPCM Marco Malvolio (2600)"]
[Black "Ragnar Fúinn (2576)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nf3 exd5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Ne5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nb4 8. d4 Bf5 9. Kd1 f6 10. a3 fxe5 11. axb4 Nc6 12. d5 Nd4 13. d6 Qxd6 14. Qd2 Rd8 15. g4 Bxg4+ 16. Be2 Bxe2+ 17. Ke1 Qc6 18. Rg1 Bxb4 19. Nc3 Bc4 20. Kd1 Qf3+ 21. Ke1 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Qe4+ 23. Kd1 Be2+ 24. Ke1 Nf3# 0-1

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:325

May 20, 2025

Author's Commentary #325:

Time to talk about Chapter 325: Sugar vs broccoli.
If you ever wanted to see Robbie Rotten vs Jabroni Mike in a chess match, this is pretty much the closest thing to that. This was the last of the recent batch of chapters I wrote, and it kind of shows with how it just inserts itself before Xiu's match. Now let's discuss all the new characters introduced.

ヴィンチェンツォ・ディルイージ (Vincenzo DiLuigi) is how Vincenzo's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is September 4th, which is the day the first episode of the Super Mario bros Super show aired.

His favorite piece is the bishop because he likes attacking at long range.

Vincenzo originally hails from Escape Witch and Spice of Life and is Jester's younger brother from another mother. He also says all his lines in English and sounds exactly like Vinny Vinesauce when he does his Luigi voice. Funnily enough, Vinny's Luigi voice was the primary inspiration for Vincenzo.

ドージェ・メディチ (Doge Medici) is how Doge's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is October 20th, which he shares with Italian professional football manager, Claudio Ranieri.

His favorite piece is the pawn, mainly because he views moving them like kicking soccer balls.

Initially, Doge had a very generic design, and personality to boot, but then I decided to base him off of Claudio Ranieri, and dilly ding, dilly dong, we got fun and memorable character. He even says Caludio's trademark, "Dilly ding, Dilly dong" catchphrase as a homage.

マルコ・マルヴォーリオ (Marco Malvolio) is how Marco's name would be spelled in katakana.
ジャブロノ・マルコ (Jabrono Marco) is how his streamer name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is December 23rd, which he shares with streamer and content creator, Jabroni Mike, who Marco is heavily based off of.

His favorite piece is the bishop because they're the lewdest piece according to him.

Marco is actually a streamer and a lewd one at that. His character is a homage to and parody of Jabroni Mike. As for his hair, it's a reference to when Jabroni Mike infamously gave himself a broccoli haircut.

ピスタチオ・ラグー (Pistachio Ragu) is how Pistachio's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is January 26th, which is the day Pizza Tower was released.

His favorite piece is the king because it has the simplest and least confusing moves according to him.

Pistachio is a parody character of Pizza Tower's Peppino Spaghetti. He was actually mentioned in some of my aforementioned works, but never appeared until now.

And with that, all the members of the Italian team have been given their bios. As for the game, it was a last minute one I did because I felt we needed to see some more Ragnar action. I decided to have him play the Icelandic-Palme gambit as the game I got when I played it against the Chess.com bots, with assisted mode on, was amazing.

But now the next chapter will definitely feature Xiu's game, and then round 5 will officially be over. Though I will confirm at least one game will occur before round 6's start. As for who it could be between, the clue is that it will feature someone who was introduced in round 5. See if you can guess who it is before it's revealed in the story.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:325

May 20, 2025

To:Moon

To quote Final Fantasy 7, "No scalp, no service." As for Momo, she has braincells, so she should be able to figure out a way to get in without actually going bald.

Sales Pitch

Chapter:3

May 19, 2025

Author's Commentary #444:

Time to talk about Chapter 444: Iori and Lulu's exhibition collab.
Full disclaimer, this chapter was completely unplanned and written last minute. As for why that is, just look at what chapter this is. Since it's the 444th chapter, I felt I had to make it an Iori-centric chapter. And what better way to highlight Iori than have her encounter a fan and shave her bald after beating her in a chess game. Speaking of which, let's talk about Lulu now.

ルル・ドス (Lulu Dos) is how her name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is February 1st, which is the first day of the second month of the year.

Her favorite piece is the pawn.

Prior to writing this chapter, I had no idea what to do with Lulu's character. All I had was that she was a streamer and a beginner at chess, the latter of which proving key to why I chose to have her play Iori.

The game was played against Chess.com's level 1 250-rated engine bot, which is why mistakes were so plentiful. I was originally going to try for a regular Creepy Crawly Variation, but when the bot played the Bongcloud, I knew I had to continue with this one. And with it's short length, it became the game featured in the chapter. As for the Creepy Crawly Variation, it will make a proper appearance soon.

Now it's back to our regularly scheduled matches between the other teams. I'm not sure how many more of these there will be for this round, but I will concretely say that it will be fall between a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3, so needless to say, Round 8 will be rapping up very soon in the story.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:444

May 19, 2025

Author's Commentary #443:

Time to talk about Chapter 443: Hundred-year hitchhiker.
This time the spotlight is on Vonnie, who shows just how effective the Mexican Defense can be. The chapter also introduces the rest of the Chilean women's team, so let's do their bios.

イクラ・ロンコン (Iqra Loncón) is how Iqra's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is October 3rd. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.

Her favorite piece is the knight.

イフィゲニア・ブリセーニョ (Iphigenia Briceño) is how Iphigenia's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is August 7th, which she shares with Chilean grandmaster, Cristobal Henriquez Villagra.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

ウラカ・ブフォン (Urraca Bufón) is how Urraca's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is March 15th, which is both the Ides of March, and the day after the other Urraca's birthday.

Her favorite piece is the king, since all Jester cultists are required to worship Jester as king.

While Urraca was always meant to be a Jester cultist, her having a miserable office lady personality was a last-minute thing. I feel it works well for her and provides many new avenues for writing her character. As for her name, I normally don't like giving characters the same name, but I felt it could work here. That being said, I doubt the two Urracas will have much screentime together in the series going forward.

ユクス・ガホナ (Uxue Gahona) is how Uxue's name would be written in katakana.

Her birthday is July 17th, which is National Tattoo Day.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

Uxue is a tattoo artist, and one of the main reasons Onera is studying abroad. She's dedicated to her craft and even shaved her own hair and eyebrows off for the sake of inking over the skin where it had been.

And with that, Babylonian is the only full women's team left to get their bios and be introduced. A big reason for this is the various revisions I've done on that team as they're now far different from the original vision I had for them.

Getting back to the chapter at hand, the main focus was showcasing Vonnie and the Mexican Defense proper. I did feel a little burnout when writing this, but not enough to make me feel miserable.

And best of all, I'll be getting a break from game writing in just a few short chapters as a second rest day means Kisha's interviews will be back. That being said, this second rest day will be much different than the first one as it will feature a very important event for not just the arc, but the overall series.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:443

May 18, 2025

[Game log #281]

Here's the game from Chapter 443 between Vonnie and Uxue on board 4 in the Mexico vs Chile match in round 8 of the Chess Olympics.

[Event "Chess Olympics"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Uxue Gahona (2123) "]
[Black "Vonnie Ottosopista (2104)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Ne5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ne4 10. Qb3 O-O 11. f3 Qh4+ 12. g3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qxh1 14. Be3 Bh3 15. O-O-O Bxf1 16. Qxb7 Qg2 17. Rd2 Bxe2 18. Bc5 Qf1+ 19. Kc2 Rfb8 20. Qxb8+ Rxb8 21. Bb4 Bxf3 22. Kb2 Be4 23. c4 c5 24. cxd5 Qb1+ 25. Kc3 Rxb4 26. axb4 Qxb4# 0-1

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:443

May 18, 2025

To:SilentDeity

Thanks for checking this out. This is 100% a chess story, with chess as the core focus. If you're a fan of the game, feel free to give this a read as I can guarantee most of the games featured in it are peak chess.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:1

May 17, 2025

Author's Commentary #442:

Time to talk about Chapter 442: Destroying delusions.
Not gonna lie, this was a last minute chapter I made, but it is important. More spotlight is shown on the mystery between Chaya and Kaylee, and Mimoko finally realizes how bad Kuon really is thanks to realizing she hit Nyoan. Now in Kuon's defense, she didn't know that was Nyoan she hit. But even if she had or could tell, she still would have slugged her anyway.

This really goes to show how obsessed Kuon really is with Hagemi. She feels that until she can beat Hagemi, Hagemi will forever live rent free in her head. While she has wanted to try and create a scenario like this for some time, it only now became an option for her thanks to a certain mysterious character deciding to aid her. All I'll say in regards to this character is that they were also central to helping Michiko with her plan, meaning they likely have a rating above 3200. With Chihuahua showing that non-maestros could secretly be 3000+ rated players, it really is a mystery as to who this character could be, but perhaps a clue, or even an outright reveal could happen before the 9th round of the tournament.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:442

May 17, 2025

That's it? Welp, review time I guess. One thing this reminds me of is RuriDragon, though instead of a dragon girl, we get catgirl and romance. Two very good things. But before we go any further with the positives, we need to address a huge negative I had with this entire story; I hated that it was mostly written in third person present tense. I said it before, but I'm not the biggest fan of present tense. First person present tense I can handle, but third person present tense... Sorry. Too many times I got so disoriented by the third person present tense to the point where it lessened my enjoyment of reading. Though this is more of a personal thing as it appears present tense is more popular with others. Now with that out of the way, back to the positives.

I was able to catch some of your earlier draft chapters, and I'm really glad you revised the hell out of them because things were looking so bad that it coupled with me not enjoying the present tense format likely would have made me drop the series or give it a 1/5 if I stuck with it, especially after the drugging chapter, so pat yourself on the back for revising things so well. As others have said, the dialogue is one of the story's strong suits, but I also enjoyed the first person present tense chapters. To be honest, I feel those chapters were the ones I was most engaged with as I'm really not exaggerating when I say the third person present tense didn't mesh well with me. This is why I must sadly knock a star from the review. While the story at it's core is a solid romance, the third person present tense broke my immersion far too many times to say I truly enjoyed every bit of this and that it's worthy of a 5/5. I realize this probably is more of a personal thing, but I feel for the sake of the review it would be disingenuous to all if I negated talking about an aspect that hindered my enjoyment of the novel.

That all being said, I have no other issues. It's sad I couldn't enjoy this as much as I could have due to the format, but sometimes that's just how things go. At least the others didn't seem to have the same issue I had with the third person present tense. Congratulations on finishing, and good luck with the contest.

Cat Got My Tongue

Chapter:29

May 17, 2025

To:lolitroy

Thanks for binge reading this. To be honest, while this started off as just a fun little slice of life story with no rhyme or reason, I did start to feel burnout for it after reaching the one-year point in the story, which was also the real-life one-year anniversary of the series. With no contest in sight yet at the time, I was mainly focused on EPGM and Streamer Royale, but then came the Halloween writathon and the contest and tsundere and even Streamer Royale were put on the back burner. What was once a fun way to write holiday chapters quickly became more of a chore, and after Boxing Day, I decided that this was it. Nina and Johan's tale isn't done yet though. They do appear in Streamer Royale and cameo in EPGM, with the chess chapters here being presented there as a television show. Their world is now merged with my main Jouzu-verse meaning they'll now exist in the main world of most of my other works. And while I have ended this series, there is a good chance I might come back to it, as due to it's nature, I could write a new chapter whenever. Once again, thanks for reading this series all the way through. It helped make Nina just a little bit realer, and made me happy to see all those notifications. In fact, it inspired me to write a new chapter for this, so you aren't quite done reading just yet. But still, thanks for reading this. Reading your comments really made me happy and inspired me to breath some new life into this series.

Will you give this cute tsundere love?

Chapter:23

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