Apr 12, 2024
Author's Commentary #5:
This time, we're discussing Chapter 5: Delusions of grandeur.
This chapter primarily serves as an introduction to the main villain of season 1, Gyro (Gunther Gunnerson). He primarily came to be because I thought a villain that had toy gyroscopes spinning atop them would be cool.
Originally, June 5th was his birthday, however, I changed it to March 11th, which is the birthday of Gunnar Gundersen, who was an Australian chess master as well as the one who played the game with the en passant checkmate that served as a reference point for the game in chapter 1. Gyro's name was undeniably inspired by Gundersen's which led me to change the birthday. Though that isn't the only thing that's changed about Gyro. His rating, which was initially 2459 was increased to 2559. The reason for that is because I wanted him to feel more like a threat as I felt his original rating was too low and too close to Okisato's rating of 2434.
Since his name isn't Japanese, there is no kanji for it. However, I believe ジャイロ (ギュンター・ガナーソン) (Gyro (Gunther Gunnerson)) is how it would be spelled in katakana.
As for his favorite piece on the board, it is none other than the bishop. Like Yuusuke, he believes it is one of the more versatile pieces on the board, though knights are a close second for him.
Finally, let's discuss the game featured in this chapter. Like chapter 3's game, it was conceived by playing a bot on chess.com. In short, the principal sucks, though to be fair, he made some decent moves, likely thanks to Gyro's teachings. Other than that, there really isn't much else to say about the game itself.
One thing I will clarify is that DESPERs don't need to be out in the open when they activate, which was why Gyro was able to activate his from his pocket.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
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