Mario Nakano 64 / Comments

Mario Nakano 64

It's a me. I'm an aspiring light novel writer hoping to one day see my works in anime form. I hope that my works at least brighten up your day and give you something to look forward to.

registered at: Jun 30, 2023

Roles

Author

Artist

Badge

gold

What is Badge?

Achievement

What is an Achievement?

Report this user

Comments

aaa

Sep 19, 2024

To:Taylor J

I'm glad you agree. Chess has a long history with science, in fact, Albert Einstein was said to have played chess. Maida simply didn't know much about chess until last night, but now she's fascinated by it's research potential. The WWCF cards also helped pique her interest, but once she actually sat down and studied up on chess, she was equally as intrigued by it as the WWCF cards. Best of all, I will confirm that the experiment Maida plans to carry out in class will be shown in the story, though not until the start of Season 2. But in regards to how much interest the chess club will garner now thanks to Maida, that will be revealed much sooner.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:21

Sep 18, 2024

Author's Commentary #201:

Time to talk about the Season 6 intro chapter, Chapter 201: Prelude to the Chess Olympics.
So first off, the Chess Olympics are an obvious reference to the real-life FIDE Chess Olympiad which is going on right now in Budapest, Hungary. That's honestly the big reason I decided to start Season 6 now, as I wanted it to overlap with the event, but first I had to finish up the Side Story. I had actually always planned to have this season occur when the Olympiad took place, but didn't realize it started mid-September instead of mid-October like I thought it did. Nonetheless, this season will likely be on the shorter side and may not feature a proper arc villain as it will largely focus on the qualification stage for the Japanese national chess team.

As for the bandaged girl, I'm sure keen readers will be able to tell who she is, but I won't reveal her identity just yet until it's officially revealed in the story. I actually didn't plan on having her game shown, but decided to add in a game post-upload, so now this chapter has a game.

Speaking of which, I suppose it is worth mentioning that this chapter does take place before the end of Side Story 3. However, I will state that it will overlap it and end a few days after it. I also plan to post an official timeline of events in the story so look forward to it appearing in the gallery soon.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:201

Sep 18, 2024

[Game log #127]

Here's the game from Chapter 201.

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Passerby"]
[Black "? (1362)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. h4 e5 2. a4 Qf6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. e3 Ng4 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. f4 exf3 9. Qxf3 a6 10. Qe2 axb5 11. Rg1 d4 12. d3 Bb4+ 13. Nd2 dxe3 14. Nxf7 Nd4 15. Ra2 Nxe2 16. Kxe2 Qf2+ 17. Kd1 e2# 0-1

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:201

Sep 18, 2024

[Game log #126]

Here's the 4-player chess giveaway game from Chapter 200.

The full game:
Red: Mimoko Inoue (2750) Blue: Iori Ishikiridokoro (2044) Yellow: Carol Cooke (1069) Green: Random Monkey (n/a)
1. h4 d6 f11 k7
2. Qxn8 Nc9 d11 Qxn8
3. Bxd6 Nxd11 Rxd11 Bxg13
4. Bxb4 Rxb4 Rxd2 Bxb8
5. Rxd2 Bxb8 Qxb8 Qg1
6. Kxg1 Rxh4 Qxm8 Bxm8
7. Kh1 Rxh13 Nxh13 Bxg2
8. Kxg2 Qd8 Bl8 9xl8
9. Rxd8 d9 Ng11 Nl9
10. Rxl8 Nc4 Ne10 Rn8
11. Rxl9 9xe10 fxe10 10xl9
12. e4 Ka8 Rj14 Rxa8
13. Bxc4 5xc4 k11 Rxa6
14. Nd3 4xd3 k10 9xk10
15. Ni3 3xe4 Kh13 Rxa11
16. Kf3 4xf3 i11 Rxb11
17. Ng2 3xg2 e11 Rxe11
18. Rh1 2xh1=R i10 Rxe10
19. j4 Rxh13 Bxh13 Rxb10
20. f4 d7 Bxk10 Rxi10
21. i4 e7 Bi8 Rxi8
22. k4 f7 Nf12 Rxi4
23. k5 g7 Ng10 Rxj4
24. k6 h7=N Nf8 Rxf4
25. S Nxf8 j11 Rxf8
26. Rf14 Rxf14
27. j10 Ri14
28. j9 Ri8
29. jxi8 j7
30. ixj7=N k5
31. Nxk5 k4
32. Nxm6 Rl4
33. Nxl4 Nxl4S

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:200

Sep 17, 2024

Author's Commentary #200:

Time to talk about Chapter 200: Chess at the hot spring.
As promised, here's a special fanservicey chapter to commemorate 200 chapters of the series. This time, Mimoko, Iori, and Carol are off to a hot spring, and much to Iori's pleasure, some Japanese macaques are also soaking in it, meaning they can play some 4-way chess.

As for why I went with giveaway 4-player chess over the regular version, I didn't want to have Mimoko look too dumb in her playstyle. Since there's no analysis engine for 4-player chess that I know of, I can't have Mimoko make the best moves, nor can I play against bots, meaning Mimoko's skill during the game would essentially be my 1200 elo skill level, which is far below her level even on a bad day. Giveaway however evens things out a bit as capturing is mandatory if possible. A player getting stalemated also counts as them losing all their pieces, which is why Mimoko won when she was stalemated. Speaking of the game, this was a game played by me against 3 other opponents. I actually lost about 2 games before winning this one. I've actually got a library of 4-player and other chess varients in reserve for future games of the series, but tend to shy away from using them due to the fact that they were all played by a 1200 elo player like me, which is well below the level of most of the main characters. There are times though when I'll justify using the games for characters like Okisato anyway, as was the case with the Chaturaji game, though to be fair, I had a bit more leeway in justifying why Okisato was playing the way he did due to not being too familiar with the game.

And with that, the series has reached 200 chapters. Rather than doing more Side Stories. I've decided to jump into Season 6. As I mentioned previously, this season will either be divided into 3 parts or 3 separate seasons. Right now I'm leaning towards the latter simply because it will be easier to squeeze Side Stories in between seasons than parts of a giant season. Though I will confirm that this next arc will be a tournament-centric arc. Thanks for everyone that has supported this series thus far, and here's to another 200+ chapters.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:200

Sep 17, 2024

Love the world-building in this chapter. Looking forward to learning more about the Nine Mana Sisters. I also liked the twist that everyone had to search for the ship wreckage as they had forgotten where they had sunk the ship.

Face of Eternity : Principality of Dreams

Chapter:6

Sep 17, 2024

To:Taylor J

Kuon's a character that originally started out as a major character, but quickly fizzled into the role of a minor one. As I mentioned before, Nyoan's backstory was originally going to be much darker, with Kuon playing a major role in it. However, due to the introduction of other villains, Kuon quickly became more and more obscure in the grand scheme of things, which led to Nyoan overtaking her in plot relevance and importance. Nyoan does end up wearing the hat Kuon made for her though and it becomes part of her signature look henceforth.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:20

Sep 16, 2024

Author's Commentary #199:

Time to talk about the finale to Side Story 3, Chapter 199: The legacy of Mizuse Niimi.
Just like the original intended finale for the Mizuse Side Story, this uses the same chapter title and is a bit ambiguous in it's ending. However, the threat of Mizuse's company being bought out has been neutralized.

To be honest, I haven't really thought about how the company will thrive post Side Story 3 much. This is why I decided to give Penny and Sandra an easy way out, by just blaming everything on Ginji. I honestly thought it would be kind of funny to do this to Ginji, since he very much deserves to suffer, but even then, it won't instantly change minds.

As for what's next for the series, there will be a special chapter to celebrate reaching 200 chapters and after that, Season 6 will start. I've actually been thinking a bit on how Season 6 will play out, and decided it will likely be split into either 3 parts or 3 separate seasons. For now, we'll consider it seasons, but first, look forward to the special chapter.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:199

Sep 15, 2024

[Game log #125]

Here's the game from Chapter 198, featuring a Meadow Hay Mistake.

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Okisato Tanabe (2675)"]
[Black "Ginji Inohara (2722)"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. a4 e5 2. Ra3 Bxa3 3. Nxa3 d5 4. d4 e4 5. c4 Be6 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Nb5 Rc8 8. cxd5 Bxd5 9. e3 Nf6 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 h6 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. Bb5 Qb4 14. O-O Ne7 15. Be5 Bb3 16. Qe2 c6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qg4+ Ng6 19. Qh5 cxb5 20. Qxh6 Bxa4 21. Nf5 Qxb2 22. Qg7# 1-0

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:198

Sep 15, 2024

Author's Commentary #198:

Time to talk about Chapter 198: Meadow Hay Mercury.
The climatic showdown of Side Story 3 is here, and there's quite a lot to talk about. First off, the mercury being smeared on the pieces is actually based off a true story where a Russian player smeared mercury from a thermometer on her opponent's pieces. Kugisaki ended up going overboard though and smearing pure mercury on all the pieces, more so on the black due to thinking it would be harder to spot, and that Okisato would be playing as black. However, since Ginji used his DESPER, and there weren't official tournament pairings in effect, he ended up being forced to play as black, meaning he unintentionally got a higher exposure to the mercury than Okisato.

Speaking of which, the mercury poisoning is how I decided to justify Ginji playing lower than his skill level. I was trying to play matches against bots around his elo, but the games ended up going over 50 moves no matter what opening I seemed to play. Thus, I lowered the elo and eventually managed to get this game. I was originally going to have Okisato win with a Bongcloud, but the Meadow Hay worked out much better.

As for Kugisaki, he's essentially been turned into a Mechanical Turk, but still retains his consciousness. For those who don't know, the Mechanical Turk was a famous chess playing automaton built in 1770 and was claimed to be an automaton chess playing machine. In reality, it was secretly controlled from within by a skilled chess player, which is why it was able to beat so many at the time.

The other fun tidbit is that Kugisaki's name, Shin, can translate to "new" in Japanese, however Kugisaki's name actually uses a different kanji for Shin. 新 is the kanji that means "new", thus the joke is that Raymond is essentially calling Kugisaki "New Turk" which is fitting since he's essentially a new Mechanical Turk machine now.
(If I made any mistakes with the translation, feel free to correct me).

As for Ginji, he's likely to face some disciplinary action for being aware of the mercury plot, though it will probably be far less severe than Kugisaki's punishment. Most likely just a fine and week-long ban from playing competitively.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:198

Sep 15, 2024

Author's Commentary #195:

Time to talk about Chapter 195: Okinawa's Himitsusama.
First off, a small update; I've retconned the Season titles, meaning Season 2 Part 1 is now just Season 2, Season 2 Part 2 is Season 3, Season 3 is Season 4, and Season 4 is Season 5. This also means the planned Season 5 is now the planned Season 6. With that out of the way, let's talk about the chapter.

This Chapter serves as the climax of the arc. I was originally planning to have Kugisaki be the one to face off against Mizuse, but decided that he'll be the type of character that never plays chess. Speaking of which, let's talk about him and Snye Pher.

スナイ・ファー (Snye Pher) is how Snye's name is spelled in katakana. His name is an obvious pun on "Sniper" which is fitting considering he is an ex-military sniper.

His birthday is January 28th. I chose the date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is his birthday.

His favorite piece is the queen, due to believing it is the best sniper on the board.

釘崎紳 (Kugisaki Shin) is how Kugisaki's name is spelled in kanji. 紳 means "aristocrat" while 釘崎 means "nail" and "promontory".
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

His birthday is April 19th. I chose the date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is his birthday.

Since he doesn't play chess, he doesn't have a favorite piece.

As for the game, it was a game played against Chess.com's Nelson bot, who's known as the queen bot, due to him always playing aggressively with his queen. As stated previously, I originally intended for Kugisaki to be the one to face Mizuse, but decided against it due to wanting to build him up as a character that hates chess. On that note, he's likely to return in a future Side Story.

Speaking of which, this Side Story is quickly approaching it's end. The next chapter will likely be the last one, but it's possible I'll extend it a bit more. Then, it's onto the next Side Story.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:195

Sep 14, 2024

Author's Commentary #197:

Time to talk about Chapter 197: The endangered legacy of Mizuse Niimi.
While I originally intended for this to act as the intro to another Side Story, I felt it was best to just merge the two together so that the story flowed better. Now let's talk about Mizuse's proteges, Penny and Sandra.

ペネロペ・"ペニー"・バニラ (Penelope "Penny" Banilla) is how Penny's name is spelled in katakana. Her last name was originally intended to just be a pun on "vanilla", however there's apparently a beauty company known as Banila, which makes her last name fit a bit more as it could be argued to reference that, even though that was never the intention.

Her birthday is May 6th. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.

Her favorite piece is the queen, just like Mizuse.

Penny was originally designed a while back and planned to be a part of another novel, however, I decided to add her into this one and tweaked her design a bit.

サンドラ・レイシー (Sandra Lacey) is how Sandra's name is spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is July 2nd. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.

Her favorite piece is also the queen, just like Mizuse.

Both her and Penny are 22 years old and half-Japanese Okinawa natives. The two met Mizuse after she found both on the streets in a similar situation to the one she was in, and gave them the chance at a new life. The two quickly rose to become two of her top proteges and closest friends. If Mizuse had officially named a successor, it would no doubt have been these two, as she trusted and respected them the most. They do play chess, however, their skills are nowhere near Mizuse's with Sandra being rated 325 and Penny being 650. Thus, none of them are likely going to be SPCM candidates.

As for the match, it's going to be interesting. Ginji is higher-rated than Okisato, but Kugisaki is also up to his old tricks. Then again, Okisato always manages to win when it counts.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:197

Sep 14, 2024

A space station named Elysium? Is this perhaps a Xenoblade reference?

Giftear

Chapter:4

Sep 13, 2024

Author's Commentary #196:

Time to talk about Chapter 196: The philosophy of Mizuse Niimi.
This was originally going to mark the end to Side Story 3, however, I felt it honestly was better to merge this with the follow-up Side Story I had planned for this arc. Now let's talk about some things. First off, I'm likely going to be rewriting and retconning some things from Season 2 and 3 regarding Mizuse. This probably won't happen immediately, but I'll be sure to mention when it does.

As for the chapter, I decided to have it be a final interview with Mizuse. The main reason for this was that I wanted to showcase a bit more of Mizuse's personality and worldview.

One final thing I'll touch on are the crossover references. The bit about Leona is referencing my other series, Life Stream: Helping a cute girl gain views and likes. The event being referenced though actually occurs after the main events of said story, but before it's epilogue chapters.

As for Streama festivalen, that's a reference to Streamer Royale, which is set to canonically take place in 5 days in-universe on September 5th, 2024. Since Mizuse was also a beauty streamer, she was invited to the event, but sadly died before it could begin. In-universe, the event plans to honor her on her birthday, September 9th. I actually uploaded some art of what the memorial image for Mizuse would look like.

On it, 24 images of the various hairstyles Mizuse has sported, along with Mizuse herself sitting in front, are present. The reason for this is because Mizuse was set to turn 25, but died before she could. Thus, Mizuse herself is meant to represent the 25th image that would have been used to celebrate her 25th birthday.

Now that Mizuse's backstory has been told, the story will now shift towards her company and the troubles it's facing following her death. I originally wanted that to be it's own separate Side Story, just to keep this one solely focused on Mizuse, but it just flows better to have the two together, so that's what I'm going with.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:196

Sep 12, 2024

[Game log #124]

Here's the game from Chapter 195 between Snye and Mizuse.

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Snye Pher (1400)"]
[Black "Mizuse Niimi (2012)"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Qh5 e6 3. e5 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nd2 g6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Nb3 dxe5 8. Qf3 a6 9. Nd2 f5 10. c3 e4 11. Qg3 Bd6 12. Qh3 d3 13. Bxd3 exd3 14. Qxd3 Ne5 15. Qe2 Nf6 16. Nh3 Qc7 17. f3 Bd7 18. Qf1 Bb5 19. c4 Nxc4 20. Nf2 Ne3 21. Nd3 Nxf1 22. Nxf1 Qc2 23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. Bd2 Rd8 25. Rd1 Qc4 26. Ng3 Bxg3+ 27. hxg3 Qe2# 0-1

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:195

Mario Nakano 64

Novels

Gallery

Comments

Reviews

aaa