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Mario Nakano 64

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May 11, 2025

Author's Commentary #433:

Time to talk about Chapter 433: Hemorrhoid cancellation.
When I first created Francie, she was originally meant to be female Filthy Frank. Now, she's morphing into female Idubbbztv. And thus, Francie's only going to sink lower from here, but first let's talk about all the new characters.

リア・マンダギ (Ria Mandagi) is how Ria's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is September 13th, which is Bald is Beautiful Day.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

レダ・ザムルン (Reda Zamrun) is how Reda's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is November 24th, which she shares with Indonesian grandmaster, Novendra Priasmoro.

Her favorite piece is the pawn.

アユ・ゴザル (Ayu Gozal) is how Ayu's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is April 3rd, which she shares with Indonesian actress, dancer, and model, Asmara Abigail.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

カルソミー・ズベリ (Kalsoom Zuberi) is how Kalsoom's name would be spelled in katakana. کلثوم زبیری۔ (Kalsoom Zuberi) is how it would be spelled in Urdu.

Her birthday is July 5th, which is the day Sehba Shah won the Pakistan Women's Championship.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

Kalsoom is a homage to Pakistani chess player, Sehba Shah, a 60 year old woman who overcame a severe physical handicap to become Pakistan Women's Champion and represent the country at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest. I was originally going to include Kalsoom in the story as just a single participant from her country before deciding to give Pakistan a full women's team.

ヒラ・ミール (Hira Mir) is how Hira's name would be written in katakana. حرا میر (Hira Mir) is how her name would be written in Urdu.

Her birthday is April 25th, which she shares with British Indian and Pakistani honorary grandmaster, Sultan Khan.

Her favorite piece is the rook.

ウズマ・オカリ (Uzma Okari) is how Uzma's name would be spelled in katakana. عظمیٰ اوکاڑی (Uzma Okari) is how it would be spelled in Urdu.

Her birthday is August 8th, which she shares with Pakistani international master, Mahmood Lodhi.

Her favorite piece is the bishop.

サイマ・バックス (Saima Bux) is how Saima's name would be spelled in katakana. صائمابکس (Saima Bux) is how her name would be spelled in Urdu.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is September 9th, which is International Beauty Day.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

Saima is a half-Finnish half-Pakistani beauty vlogger. She was born in Finland, but grew up in Pakistan.

When there's so many new characters I have to do bios on, I tend to procrastinate doing the commentaries. But the good news is that in terms of the women's teams, there's just 3 teams left that have yet to have all 5 of their members get bios. And after that, I won't need to worry about doing them anymore for these characters when they appear in later arcs of the series.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:433

May 11, 2025

Author's Commentary #432:

Time to talk about Chapter 432: Batsu for the lost bet.
Ladies and gentlemen, we all have fetishes. As such, if given the chance to create a piece of entertainment, whether it be novel, manga, game, anime, or movie, we the creators will often insert our fetishes into said works. I do this in this series multiple times. That being said, there are times where I sit back and ask myself why I decided to publish some of the smut I did. This time is one of them. Now onto Guiomar's bio.

ギオマール・フラザン (Guiomar Frazão) is how Guiomar's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is April 25th, which she shares with Portuguese grandmaster, Luís Galego.

Her favorite piece is the bishop.

So with that out of the way, let's talk about what the fuck is going on with Mifsud. And the answer is... I don't know. She was a fairly recent character addition to the series, and as such, I haven't extensively planned out her role compared to others. But the good news is, the next chapter will serve as the prelude chapter to round 8, and if you're not a fan of the smut and just want to see some good chess, I've got good news for you. Currently, the round 8 games I have written contain close to zero levels of lewdness and are high-quality. In fact, the tension will be back in full-force for this round on both men's and women's sides. As such, things will proceed much more smoothly compared to round 7. I hope you're looking forward to it.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:432

May 11, 2025

Author's Commentary #431:

Time to talk about Chapter 431: Fucked by the pieces.
Welp... I was quite literal in what would happen in the chapter with that title. As for how this came about, it all started back when I was writing the Daria vs the Fairies mini-arc. Essentially, I decided that Iori would take vengeance against Francie and Myrtle like this.

As for how it came to be, it's thanks to the game. While this chapter will be forever remembered as one of the lewdest uses of chess in modern fiction, the game was pretty solid. Yes, Francie blundered, but things got exciting at the end thanks to Armageddon being in effect. Originally it wasn't part of the game, but I decided while writing the game to make it an Armageddon game to justify why Francie would try to play for a stalemate.

Iori wasn't that stupid though, and as a result, Francie and Myrtle now have hemorrhoids. Believe it or not, this will become a focal point for Francie's entire character arc in the story.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:431

May 11, 2025

Author's Commentary #430:

Time to talk about Chapter 430: Catgirl chess recollection.
It's time to shift things back over to Nyoan briefly as I take the opportunity to port over the second chess game that debuted in Streamer Royale. This one is between Nyoan and Carol, and is more on the low-level side. However, I felt now was a good time to include it.

Nyoan's role in this arc will largely center on Kuon. While Kuon hasn't really had much of a presence in this arc thus far, that will change very quickly when Japan takes on Prussia in round 8. Hannelore, who is in fact Hagemi, will be playing against Mimoko, meaning you can expect some major tension both on and off the board.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:430

May 11, 2025

Author's Commentary #429:

Time to talk about Chapter 429: Bet on the bald.
Originally, this and Chapter 428 were all one chapter, but I decided to split them up. As for the game, there's an interesting story behind it. While I settled on Jarosław playing the Polish Opening early on, I forgot he was rated over 2700 and set the bot much lower when playing out the game. However, I don't regret this, as I feel the game was satisfactory at the very least.

While I did say I wanted this confrontation and match to occur for a while, burnout really made me just want to get it over with. With the exception of the Mexican mini-arc and the matches on the women's side, the day of the 7th round arc has easily been my least favorite part of the entire Chess Olympics arc. The good news though is that henceforth, things look to be getting good, at least in terms of what I've already written. There's still a few more games and events to showcase before the day of the 7th round ends, but I guarantee, one of these matches... Well, it'll be a real ass whopping of a game.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:429

May 11, 2025

Author's Commentary #428:

Time to talk about Chapter 428: Polish superbet.
It's finally time for the long awaited confrontation between Okisato and Jarosław. The rest of the Polish men's team is here too, so let's do their bios along with those of the other new characters.

アロイジ・バルトシェヴィッチ (Alojzy Bartoszewicz) is how Alojzy's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is October 4th, which he shares with Polish grandmaster, Bartłomiej Macieja.

His favorite piece is the knight.

ジグムント・ブドカ (Zygmunt Budka) is how Zygmunt's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is September 9th, which he shares with Polish grandmaster, Piotr Bobras.

His favorite piece is the king.

バルディラ・ハスク (Bardila Husk) is how Bardila's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is June 19th, which he shares with Polish grandmaster, Bartłomiej Heberla.

His favorite piece is the king.

エンダン・オイ (Endang Oey) is how Endang's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is February 16th, which she shares with her twin sister, Janneke.

Her favorite piece is the pawn.

While this was originally Endang's debut chapter, I ended up editing Chapter 388: Tons of twins and triplets too, to include her as she is Janneke's twin sister.

ギセラ・カペラ (Gisela Capela) is how Gisela's name would be written in katakana.

Her birthday is October 14th, which is Be Bald and Free Day.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

マーシャ・ドラオット (Masha Dlaot) is how Masha's name would be spelled in katakana. מאשה דלאות (Masha Dlaot) is how it would be spelled in Hebrew. Her surname is actually the Hebrew word for "pumpkins".
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is October 31st, which is Halloween.

Her favorite piece is the rook.

As previously mentioned, I've wanted to have this confrontation between Okisato and Jarosław for a while now. I was debating having Japan face Poland, but decided that wouldn't be the case in the main story, but it would most certainly be possible in a video game adaptation. Another thing to note is Jarosław only speaks Polish. As such, Okisato is constantly speaking Polish throughout the match, in order to ensure he understands all his snides and insults. Really goes to show why Okisato is one of my favorite characters in the entire series.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:428

May 11, 2025

Author's Commentary #427:

Time to talk about Chapter 427: One bald elitist.
Baldie Botes is back, and this time more spotlight is being shown on her character. But before that, let's go over the bios for all the characters that just got introduced as well as Mifsud who was introduced last chapter.

スムージー・Q・ミフスッド (Smoothie Q. Mifsud) is how Mifsud's name would be spelled in katakana. The Q stands for Qargħi, which is the Maltese word for "bald". Thus, スムージー・カルガイ・ミフスッド (Smoothie Qargħi Mifsud) is how her full name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is October 14th, which is Be Bald and Free Day.

Her favorite piece is the pawn.

ボラ・ヴェルマーク博士 (Dr. Bora Vermaak) is how Bora's name would be spelled in Japanese.

Her birthday is July 21st.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

リンディウェ・コシツィレ (Lindiwe Kgositsile) is how Lindiwe's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is September 21st. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.

Her favorite piece is the bishop.

マリー・オディール・フーシェ (Marie-Odile Fouche) is how Marie-Odile's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is March 8th. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.

Her favorite piece is the bishop.

アルシノエ・タウセレット2世 (Arsinoe Tausret II) is how Arsinoe's name would be spelled in Japanese. أرسينوي توسرت الثاني (Arsinoe Tausret II) is how it would be written in Arabic. 𓄿𓂋𓋴𓇋𓈖𓅱𓅂𓐍𓏏𓄿𓅲𓋴𓂋𓅂𓏏𓐍𓏴 (Arsinoe Tausret II) is how it would be written in Hieroglyphics.

Her birthday is March 16th. The reason for that is because the historical Arsinoe II was born in the year 316 BC.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

クレオ・ハトシェプスト (Cleo Hatshepsut) is how Cleo's name would be written in katakana. كليو حتشبسوت (Cleo Hatshepsut) is how it would be written in Arabic. 𓎢𓃭𓅂𓅱𓐍𓉔𓄿𓏏𓋴𓉔𓅂𓊪𓋴𓅲𓏏 (Cleo Hatshepsut) is how it would be written in Hieroglyphics.

Her birthday is June 18th. The reason for that is because the historical Hatshepsut was the 6th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

ネフェルタリ・セテペンレ (Nefertari Setepenre) is how Nefertari's name would be spelled in katakana. نفرتاري سيتبينري (Nefertari Setepenre) is how it would be spelled in Arabic. 𓈖𓅂𓆑𓅂𓂋𓏏𓄿𓂋𓇋𓐍𓋴𓅂𓏏𓅂𓊪𓅂𓈖𓂋𓅂 (Nefertari Setepenre) is how it would be spelled in Hieroglyphics.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is January 2nd. The reason for this is because the historical Nefertari was the 1st wife of Ramessess II.

Her favorite piece is the king.

The Egyptians were actually some of the earlier characters I created for this arc. I was even considering having them be Japan's 3rd round opponents instead of Poland. However, I felt Poland worked better story-wise. The Egyptians will have an important role in the greater story to play though.

As for Baldie, she's evil. If you saw the initial artwork of the Babylonian women's team, you'll know that she was initially part of that team. Obviously I changed some things, but one thing that carried over was Baldie being a villain. To give some more background, she essentially controls all of South Africa even though she technically isn't it's official leader. She's also dating Bernadetta, which is why she took such offense to the "hage" line as she interpreted it as Iori insulting her sexuality. Speaking of which, Baldie is fluent in Afrikaans as is Okisato. Though unlike Okisato, Baldie isn't well-versed in Japanese. She can speak it, but she can't fully understand it.

As for the ending, it's going to lead into something I've been wanting to do in this arc for a while now. If you recognize the language that was being spoken, you'll probably be able to guess what will happen next in the arc.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:427

May 10, 2025

To celebrate the Chess Olympics arc, I've decided to create full artwork of all the major teams and characters 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/19762

9. Russia (average rating: 2458.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19775

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/19753

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/19749

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/19772

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/19704

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/20057

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/19701

50. Philippians (average rating: 2082): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19764

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/19709

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/19768

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/18831

62. Iceland (average rating: 1930.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19771

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/19786

66. Republic of Korea (average rating: 1778): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20060

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/18823

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/20058

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 10, 2025

Announcement: I've just finished updating all the game logs. Now they all feature all the information and are numbered correctly. From this point on, all game logs should be properly numbered and contain all the needed information.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:435

May 10, 2025

[Game log #253]

Here's the game from Chapter 398 between Diederich and Miralem on board 2 in the German Empire of Prussia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina match in round 7 of the Chess Olympics.

[Event "Chess Olympics"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Diederich von Richthofen (2704)"]
[Black "Miralem Artiljerija (2548)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Rb1 Qxe5+ 11. Ne2 dxc3 12. Bf4 Qf6 13. h4 Nbc6 14. Bg5 Qe5 15. Bf4 Qf6 16. Bg5 Qe5 17. Bf4 Qf6 1/2-1/2

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:398

May 10, 2025

[Game log #213]

Here's the game from Chapters 335 and 338 between Tenju and Bao on board 3 in the Japan vs China match in round 6 of the Chess Olympics.

[Event "Chess Olympics"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "SPCM Himitsuue (Tenju Kuroshiro) (2222)"]
[Black "SPCM Chen Bao (2523)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 Qb6 4. Nc3 Qxb2 5. Bd2 d6 6. Rb1 Qa3 7. Nb5 Qa4 8. Nc7+ Kd8 9. Nxa8 Qxa2 10. Ra1 Qc4 11. Rxa7 Nxd5 12. e3 Qe4 13. Ba5+ Kd7 14. Nf3 Qf5 15. Bd3 Qh5 16. Bb5+ Nc6 17. g4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qh6 19. Ne5+ Ke6 20. Nc7+ Kf6 21. O-O+ Qf4 22. Rxf4+ Kg5 23. Nxf7+ Kh4 24. Qe1+ Kh3 25. Ng5# 1-0

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:338

May 10, 2025

[Game log #246]

Here's the game from Chapter 384 between Fjolla and Ionuț at the hotel salon. It features a Saragossa Opening, however, I dub the sequence of moves, 1. c3 e5 2. Qa4 the Albanian Opening, since Fjolla is the one that plays it, and she's Albanian. Thus, that sequence of moves will henceforth be known as the Albanian Opening within the series.

[Event "N/A"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.22"]
[Round "N/A"]
[White "Fjolla Gjonaj (1962)"]
[Black "Ionuț Bălașa (2490)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. c3 e5 2. Qa4 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. cxd4 b5 5. Qd1 Qe7 6. Nf3 a6 7. g3 Nf6 8. Bg2 h6 9. d5 Nb4 10. O-O Bb7 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nfd2 Bxd5 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 O-O-O 15. Nc3 Nc6 16. a4 b4 17. Qd3 bxc3 18. Qxa6+ Kb8 19. Bxc6 dxc6 20. bxc3 Qe4 21. Be3 Bb4 22. Ba7+ Ka8 23. Bb6+ Kb8 24. Qa7+ Kc8 25. Qxc7# 1-0

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:384

May 10, 2025

[Game log #245]

Here's the game from Chapter 382 between Mimoko and Keira, featuring a Queen's Pawn Opening: Chigorin, Irish Gambit. This marks the second time an Irishwoman has played this gambit in the story.

[Event "N/A"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.22"]
[Round "N/A"]
[White "Mimoko Inoue (2809)"]
[Black "Keira O'Doherty (1996)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 c5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e4 Qf6 5. Be5 Qd8 6. exd5 Nd7 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Bxd4 Qe7 9. dxe6 Qxe6+ 10. Be2 Ngf6 11. O-O a6 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 h6 14. Bc4 Qg6 15. Nf6+ Kd8 16. Bb6# 1-0

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:382

May 10, 2025

[Game log #244]

Here's the game from Chapter 381 between Sorcha and Abigail. It's short, but it features an Irish Gambit and one of the fastest possible ways to win with it.

[Event "N/A"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.22"]
[Round "N/A"]
[White "Sorcha Glas (777)"]
[Black "Abigail Boffin (2013)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nxe5 Nxe5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Bc4 a6 6. Qf3 b5 7. Qxf7# 1-0

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:381

May 10, 2025

[Game log #243]

Here's the 3-check game from Chapter 380 between Õnne and Kisha. This marks the second time a 3-check game has appeared in the series.

[Event "N/A"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.22"]
[Round "N/A"]
[White "Õnne Sokk (2338)"]
[Black "Kisha Shinbun (2024)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Variant "3-check"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 +0+0"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ke2 Qh4 3. f3 Bc5 4. g3 Qxe4+ 5. fxe4 d6 6. Ke1 Bf2+ 7. Kxf2 Nf6 8. Ke1 Nxe4 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bxc6+ Nxc6 11. Qf3 f6 12. Qh5# 1-0

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:380

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