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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.

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Feb 16, 2025

The chapter was already good, starting out with the topic of stagefright, but Aelius' speech took it above and beyond. Forget about robot catgirls philosophizing on the moon, this is where the the real philosophizing is at.

End of Service was Announced, So I'm Retiring as the Last Boss to Become a Bard!

Chapter:3

Feb 16, 2025

Another good chapter. Now let's see if the musical number can deliver.

End of Service was Announced, So I'm Retiring as the Last Boss to Become a Bard!

Chapter:2

Feb 16, 2025

[Game log #223]

Here's the game from Chapter 352 between Wei Bo and Volkner on board 2 in the China vs German Empire of Prussia match in round 6 of the Chess Olympics.

[Event "Chess Olympics"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Volkner Keiner (2743)"]
[Black "Wei Bo (2763)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bd2 Nge7 8. Bc3 O-O 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Ng6 11. Bg3 f5 12. Nc3 f4 13. a4 fxg3 14. hxg3 Qg5 15. Bc4 Qxg3 16. Qe1 Nf4 17. Bxe6+ dxe6 18. e5 Qxg2# 0-1

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En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:352

Feb 16, 2025

It's still a bit too early to be sure, but if Mango truly is dead, that would be a hell of a way to start off the story.

You Only Kiss Twice

Chapter:6

Feb 15, 2025

Author's Commentary #351:

Time to talk about Chapter 351: Red n' black, eagle front n' back.
With a title like that, you can tell some Albanians are going debut, and that's exactly what happens. And not just them, but the rest of the Ukrainian women's team, the remaining Romanians that have yet to debut, and even a tank robot that's competing as part of the Costa Rican team. There's a lot of bios, but here we go.

フィヨヤ・ジョナジ (Fjolla Gjonaj) is how Fjolla's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is April 20th, because she likes to smoke.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

Fjolla is Albania's current president, and a Desperado. Okisato appears to know little about her, but that could all just be an act.

イェクタ・ディルバズ (Yekta Dirbaz) is how Yekta's name would be written in katakana.

Her birthday is April 14th. 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.

Yekta's an interesting character, who is better off remaining mysterious. All I'll reveal about her here is that the reason she wears all white is to prevent people from murdering her, or in the event that she's killed, framing her death as a suicide.

ブレルタ・ソラヤ・ヤガネ (Blerta-Soraya Yaganeh) is how Blerta's name would be spelled in katakana. Her name is also Albanian for "green".

Her birthday is March 17th, which is St. Patrick's Day.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

Blerta is a character I've actually got some plans for, but am unsure of when said vision will make its way into the story. All I'll say is that the backstory I have planned for her is sad. Also, she is bald. She used to have green hair, but shaved it all off along with her eyebrows. She also is unable to speak properly, but can understand others just fine.

ミラ・ウドヴィチェンコ (Mira Udovychenko) is how Mira's name would be spelled in katakana. Міра Удовиченко (Mira Udovychenko) is how it would be spelled in Ukrainian.

Her birthday is February 28th, which she shares with Ukrainian grandmaster, Anna Muzychuk.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

オクサナ・ウドヴィチェンコ (Oksana Udovychenko) is how Oksana's name would be spelled in katakana. Оксана Удовиченко (Oksana Udovychenko) is how her name would be spelled in Ukrainian.

Her birthday is September 21st, which she shares with Ukrainian grandmaster, Mariya Muzychuk.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

The Udovychenko sisters are an obvious homage to the Muzychuk sisters. I don't have too many plans for them as of this moment, but given their prestige, they'll likely serve as opponents to the main cast at some point in the story.

リュボフ・ヤレマ (Lyubov Yarema) is how Lyubov's name would be spelled in katakana. Любов Ярема (Lyubov Yarema) is how her name would be spelled in Ukrainian.

Her birthday is August 24th, which is Independence Day in Ukraine.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

タンクマン・ベクリヤ (Tankman Bekrija) is how Tankman's name is spelled in katakana.

His birthday is August 16th. The significance behind this is that 8-to-16-year-olds were the target demographic for the Lego Bionicle series.

His favorite piece is the rook, since it looks like a cannon.

Tankman is actually a character from the spin-off story, The Skeleton Hiker's journal. The story is canon to the Jouzu-verse and takes place a month before the start of EPGM.

ラルカ・チシュ (Raluca Chițu) is how Raluca's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is April 16th. 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.

イオネラ・コズマ (Ionela Cozma) is how Ionela's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is April 18th. 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.

イオヌシュ・バラシャ (Ionuț Bălașa) is how Ionuț's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is July 30th, which he shares with American actor, William Atherton, who is know for playing Walter Peck in the Ghostbusters series.

His favorite piece is the bishop.

Ionuț was heavily inspired by Walter Peck from the Ghostbusters series, and it most certainly shows. Unlike some of the other characters introduced who I don't really have major plans for, Ionuț will have a major role soon in the story.

チリル・サフチェンコフ (Chiril Savchenkov) is how Chiril's name would be spelled in katakana. Кирило Савченков (Chiril Savchenkov) is how his name would be spelled in Ukrainian.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

His birthday is September 22nd, which he shares with Ukrainian-Romanian grandmaster, Kirill Shevchenko.

His favorite piece is the queen.

Chiril is based off of controversial Ukrainian-Romanian grandmaster, Kirill Shevchenko. He actually wasn't present in the initial draft of this chapter, but I decided to add him in last minute before uploading the chapter. He's honestly the most easy to forget about member of the Romanian men's team.

And with that, all the bios are done. Next up it's the final game of round 6, and then the Bermuda party arc begins. The Bermuda party will introduce lots of new characters, but also feature plenty of games too. I hope you're looking forward to what I have planned for this next arc of the series.

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

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En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:351

Feb 14, 2025

To:Kitsune

Thanks for checking this out. In a sense, you're pretty much right. Though these sharks will require contestants to do a little more than just tell them about their product. Jeter is also a factor too, so don't forget about him.

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Chapter:1

Feb 14, 2025

Author's Commentary #157:

Time to talk about Chapter 157: Arctic blitz.
This is easily more of a build-up chapter, but it still features a fun atomic chess game. I was actually debating whether or not to have Tao check Okisato instead of attempting to destroy his king, but decided that her capturing the pawn at c7 and then realizing the king wasn't destroyed was better.

As for the title, it's a reference to the Zukertort Opening: Arctic defense, which goes 1. Nf3 f6. In normal chess, this isn't the greatest of openings, but in atomic chess, it's essential if white opens with Nf3. Now let's talk more about one of the players in the game, Xun Tao. I'll also do all the other SPCMs as well.

迅涛 (Xun Tao) is how her name is written in kanji. 涛 means "large waves" while 迅 means "fast".
シュン・タオ (Xun Tao) is how it would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is May 22nd. I chose the date at random so there's no greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.

Her favorite piece is the knight, mainly since it's the only piece that can't be blocked from checking and threatening pieces.

辰苞 (Chen Bao) is how Bao's name is written in kanji. 苞 means "bud" while 辰 means "morning. チェン・バオ (Chen Bao) is how her name would be written in katakana.

Her birthday is April 30th. I chose the date at random, so there isn't any greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.

Her favorite piece is the rook, mainly because she views it as the most silent piece on the board. Speaking of which, she voluntarily sews her mouth shut due to her being a bit of a chatterbox when it comes to chess. In other words, she's the complete opposite of Katie who gets quiet and serious during a match. Since talking during official matches is generally not allowed, though exceptions can be made, she tends to have her mouth sewn shut. While it doesn't prevent her from attempting to speak, is does reduce her noise level drastically.

雷佳 (Lei Jia) is how Jia's name is spelled in kanji. 佳 means "beautiful" while 雷 means "thunder".
レイ・ジア (Lei Jia) is how her name would be spelled in katakana.

Jia actually claims to be descended from Chinese royalty, though her claims have yet to be verified. Nevertheless, she is quite wealthy and a woman's grandmaster to boot.

Her birthday is February 28th which is also the day Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and declared himself the emperor of the Han dynasty, bringing an end to the Qin dynasty.

Her favorite piece is the queen, mainly because she herself believes she's royalty.

凰芬 (Huang Fen) is how Fen's name is spelled in kanji. 芬 means "perfume", while 凰 means "phoenix".
ホアン・フェン (Huang Fen) is how his name would be written in katakana.

His birthday is September 30th. I chose the date at random so there's no greater significance behind why this date is his birthday.

His favorite piece is the bishop, mainly because he likes making use of them to strike on the diagonals and take advantage of players blundering away their pieces.

秀魅魔 (Xiu Mei-mo) is how Xiu's name is spelled in kanji. 秀 means "beautiful", while 魅魔 means "succubus". シウ・メイモ (Xiu Mei-mo) is how her name would be spelled in katakana. Considering her name literally means succubus, I'm sure you can guess what her personality is like. Unlike the other Chinese characters, her name is stylized more in a Western manner with her first name being Xiu, and her last name being Mei-mo. In the context of the story, this was deliberately done by Xiu, as Mei-mo was not her original surname, but rather one she chose for herself.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is January 31st, which she shares with the 17th Women's world chess champion and Chinese grandmaster, Ju Wenjun. The fact that she shares a birthday with one of the strongest female chess players in the world should be a hint that despite her personality, she's pretty good at chess.

Her favorite piece is the queen, due to it being the most powerful piece on the board.

As for the bit about Chaturaji at the end, that's an obvious hint that the next bout will be a Chaturaji match. You actually can play a modern version of Chaturaji on Chess.com, which is how I got the material to make the game. I was actually afraid I might have to delay the chapter due to me not being able to get a win, but I managed to finally get one. I'll explain more about it in the commentary on the next chapter.

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

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En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:157

Feb 14, 2025

Author's Commentary #156:

Time to talk about Chapter 156: Atomic timetable.
In the original draft, I initially had the confrontation with Xiao Lin occur first and then showed the battles with her SPCMs as flashbacks. The reason for that though was actually as simple as me having the Xiao Lin match all written out before the SPCM fights. For the revision, I decided to have the SPCM fights occur first.

As for the chapter, Okisato can feel he's on the clock and figures it's best to get back to London as quickly as possible. He doesn't know that Red Reaper will get back there and be ready to hunt again in only 40 minutes. Speaking of SPCMs, lets talk about two of them, Qiang Bai and Lu Hui. One thing to note is that I believe Chinese names are written surname first, then given name, so the second name is actually the given name of the character. If I'm wrong on this, feel free to correct me. And with that out of the way, let's begin.

强百 (Qiang Bai) is how Bai's name is spelled in kanji. 百 means "one hundred" while 强 means "strong".
チャン・バイ (Qiang Bai) is how his name would be spelled in katakana.

Bai actually debuted way back in Chapter 46: Maestro Xiao Lin, however I didn't actually have a name for him at the time, which is why it's taken until now to give him his bio.

His birthday is August 3rd. I chose the date at random so there's no greater significance behind why this date is his birthday.

His favorite piece is the rook, mainly because he believes it's the biggest and strongest piece on the board. Ironically, rooks are actually one of the shortest pieces on the board, being taller than only pawns.

闾辉 (Lu Hui) is how Hui's name is spelled in kanji. 辉 means "brightness" which has a double meaning considering she's intelligent, and her head shines brightly, while 闾 means "hamlet". ルー・ホイ (Lu Hui) is how her name would be spelled in katakana.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is May 7th. I chose the date at random so there's no greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.

Her favorite piece is the queen, mainly because it id the most powerful piece on the board.

As for the game itself, it's a game of atomic chess. Atomic chess is a popular chess variant where pieces explode when they capture another piece and cause any adjacent pieces to the captured piece, except for pawns, to explode as well. As such, the goal is to destroy the king. Kings can't capture, but they can be on squares next to each other. Not to mention, a player can avoid a check on their king if they can destroy their opponent's king on their next move.

I actually only decided to go with this direction for the series a few days before originally posting this chapter, but it definitely worked out. I was actually a bit worried I'd have to delay the chapters in order to get some good games, but I managed to get things done in time. As such, I think these next few chapters will be some of the more entertaining ones in the series.

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

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En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:156

Feb 14, 2025

Author's Commentary #46:

Time to talk about Chapter 46: Maestro Xiao Lin.
Originally, this was going to be the first chapter of season 2, however, I decided to push it back a bit after deciding to do the Kazuya mini-arc.

The game was once again, a me vs Chess.com bot match. However, as soon as the game was complete, I played around with some different scenarios and altered the game to its present form within the chapter. Now let's discuss Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin is one of the seven secret chess maestros and as such, has a rating over 3000 and a black WWCF card to denote her status as a maestro.

Her name is spelled 小琳, and can translate to "small jade". シャオ・リン (Xiao Lin) is how it would be written in katakana.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is April 20th, and the reason for that is because jade is considered to be the natural birthstone for those born between April 20th and May 20th.

Her favorite piece is the queen, mainly because she considers herself the true queen of chess.

One final thing I'll mention is that there actually is a variation of chess called kung-fu chess. However, rather than alternating between kung-fu and chess like in chess boxing, kung-fu chess simply allows multiple pieces to be moved simultaneously. However, there is a cool down period before a piece can be moved again. Victory is also only achievable by capturing the king. While Xiao Lin is skilled in this discipline, she is far more dominant in kung-fu, which led to her creating a kung-fu variant of chess boxing. Though, the variant is not officially recognized by the WWCF.

The maestros are actually free to implement any challenge condition so long as it's to a game of chess. Most maestros do something simple like either having the game be on a faster time control, not exceeding 100 moves, or requiring the challenger to play as a certain color. Of course, this only applies to the initial challenge as upon beating the maestro, the challenger can rematch them much like the SPCMs, though will not be required to adhere to the original stipulations of the challenge.

As for why Xiao Lin implemented such a challenge, that will be revealed later in the story. Speaking of which, the ending of the chapter introduces a new important character. I won't divulge much on her, but I will say that Maestro Himitsu is the woman whose back is towards Mimoko on one of the series' old covers.

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

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En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:46

Feb 14, 2025

[Game log #222]

Here's the game from Chapter 350 between Kaylee and Jasmina on board 1 in the Belgium vs Bosnia and Herzegovina match in round 6 of the Chess Olympics.

[Event "Chess Olympics"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jasmina Artiljerija (2093)"]
[Black "Kaylee Shamir (2408)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Ke7 3. Nc3 Ke6 4. d4 Ke7 5. dxe5 Ke8 6. Qd5 c6 7. Qd2 h5 8. Bc4 Nh6 9. O-O b5 10. Bb3 Na6 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 Nc5 13. Qxb4 Ba6 14. Bg5 Ne6 15. Qd2 Nxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxe2 17. Rfe1 Bg4 18. h3 Be7 19. f4 Be6 20. Kh2 Bxb3 21. cxb3 Rb8 22. Rad1 Bb4 23. Qc2 Bxe1 24. Rxe1 Qb6 25. Qc4 Qxb3 26. Qa6 Ng4+ 27. Kg1 Qg3 28. Re2 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Qh1# 0-1

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En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:350

Feb 14, 2025

To celebrate the Chess Olympics arc, I've decided to create full artwork of all the major teams that will appear in the story. Each work of art contains not just full art of the team's members, but also their board number and rating along with the team's average rating. Here's links to all the team art currently up for teams that have been revealed thus far. More will be posted as the arc progresses.

The women's side is complete at 64 teams. Even though there are over 100 teams competing, I'm only choosing to spotlight 64 of the women's teams. As for the men's side, I plan to have about 34 teams.

Note that not all the countries that get a main focus will each have artwork of both their men's and women's teams.

Women's teams ordered by average rating:

1. United States of America (average rating: 2661.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17022

2. German Empire of Prussia (average rating: 2613): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16676

3. Japan (average rating: 2595): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16756

4. Norway (average rating: 2594.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16834

5. India (average rating: 2562.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16665

6. China (average rating: 2511.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17267

7. Hungary (average rating: 2504.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17637

8. Ukraine (average rating: 2503.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17917

9. Russia (average rating: 2458.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16690

10. Georgia (average rating: 2428): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17429

11. Netherlands (average rating: 2422): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16674

12. France (average rating: 2410.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17697

13. New Kingdom of Simien (average rating: 2409): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17965

14. Poland (average rating: 2400.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17694

15. Neo Kingdom of Egypt (average rating: 2394.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16925

16. Azerbaijan (average rating: 2385.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17227

17. Kazakhstan (average rating: 2384.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18010

18. Spain (average rating: 2354): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16667

19. Bulgaria (average rating: 2353.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17690

20. Romania (average rating: 2350.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17069

21. England (average rating: 2347.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16685

22. Armenia (average rating: 2326.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17732

23. Italy (average rating: 2324.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16678

24. Denmark (average rating: 2305.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16666

25. Estonia (average rating: 2269.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17693

26. Switzerland (average rating: 2263.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18012

27. Türkiye (average rating: 2257.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17320

28. Greece (average rating: 2254.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16677

29. Vietnam (average rating 2246.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17692

30. Mongolia (average rating: 2241.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17113

31. Montenegro (average rating: 2237.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18043

32. Argentina (average rating: 2225): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17729

33. New Republic of Paeonia (average rating: 2214): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17629

34. Serbia (average rating: 2202.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17909

35. Sweden (average rating: 2201.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18046

36. Ireland (average rating: 2178.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17908

37. Belgium (average rating: 2169): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17969

38. Latvia (average rating: 2166.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17124

39. Neo-Babylonian Empire (average rating: 2161.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18052

40. Czechoslovakia (average rating: 2155.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17966

41. Ecuador (average rating: 2151): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18047

42. Uzbekistan (average rating: 2147): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18078

43. Croatia (average rating: 2146.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16922

44. Brazil (average rating: 2143.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17226

45. Peru (average rating: 2128.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17730

46. Antarctica (average rating: 2094): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18058

47. Lithuania (average rating: 2093.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17670

48. South Africa (average rating: 2086.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17699

49. Australia (average rating: 2084.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17456

50. Philippians (average rating: 2082): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17696

51. Austria (average rating: 2080.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17582

52. Åland Islands (average rating: 2072.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17964

53. New Zealand (average rating: 2073.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18015

54. Ethiopia (Average rating: 2029.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17172

55. Portugal (average rating: 2008.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17229

56. Scotland (average rating: 1999): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17075

57. Canada (average rating: 1997.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18048

58. Bosnia and Herzegovina (average rating: 1987.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17970

59. Mexico (average rating: 1986): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16926

60. Albania (average rating: 1968.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17731

61. Iceland (average rating: 1930.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17802

62. Indonesia (average rating: 1876.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17072

63. Tanzania (average rating: 1863.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17074

64. Republic of Korea (average rating: 1778): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17228

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/17581

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/17110

8. Hungary (average rating: 2654.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18054

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/18017

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

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

16. Iceland (average rating: 2534.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18053

17. New Kingdom of Simien (average rating: 2528): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17968

18. Mongolia (average rating: 2472.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17170

19. Estonia (average rating: 2462.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17721

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

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

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

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

24. Denmark (average rating: 2225): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18057

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

26. Japan (average rating: 2047.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18018

Bonus:

The Arbiters (average rating: 2672): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18060

The Commentators (average rating: 2281.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17686

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En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:259

Feb 14, 2025

You know, if the world is full of man-eating chihuahuas, and other such dangers, I can't blame Eddy for staying cooped up in the cellar.

Sucky Apocalypse

Sucky Apocalypse

Chapter:2

Feb 14, 2025

You're really aiming to have this work surpass Robot Catgirls. But in all seriousness, this chapter is amazing. The storytelling, the prose, easy 10/10 chapter and it's only the second chapter, 1st if we count the prologue as a prologue. It is still early on, but if things continue the way they are, this story will easily surpass Robot Catgirls as your best work, at least in my opinion.

End of Service was Announced, So I'm Retiring as the Last Boss to Become a Bard!

Chapter:1

Feb 14, 2025

To:SkeletonIdiot

"Bitch" is her middle name.

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Chapter:2

Feb 13, 2025

Author's Commentary #349:

Time to talk about Chapter 349: An underrated gambit.
This chapter starts what will be my attempt to try and include all the characters competing in the Chess Olympics that I plan to spotlight, in the story. It also means commentaries will likely come out later than usual and be filled with lots of character bios. Speaking of which, lets do them. I won't go too in depth on every character though, due to how many there are.

オーレス・クルック (Ores Kruk) is how Ores' name is spelled in katakana. Руди Крук (Ores Kruk) is how it would be spelled in Ukrainian.

His birthday is June 25th, which he shares with Ukrainian grandmaster, Anton Korobov.

His favorite piece is the pawn, because he likes to socialize and pawns are like a crowd.

Ores is a nice guy that likes to liven up the mood and socialize with others. I originally meant to introduce him into the story earlier, but better late than never.

フセヴォロド・ヤンチュク (Vsevolod Yanchuk) is how Vsevolod's name would be written in katakana. Всеволод Янчук (Vsevolod Yanchuk) is how it would be written in Ukrainian.

His birthday is March 18th, which he shares with Ukrainian grandmaster, Vasyl Ivanchuk.

His favorite piece is the king, because he was once a legend of the game.

Vsevolod is an obvious homage to Ukrainian grandmaster, Vasyl Ivanchuk. I actually had plans for Vsevolod as far back as the planning stages of the arc, but only just now got the chance to include him in the story.

オレスト・コナヴァルチュク (Orest Konavalchuk) is how Orest's name would be written in katakana. Орест Конавальчук (Orest Konavalchuk) is how it would be written in Ukrainian.

His birthday is October 11th, which he shares with Ukrainian grandmaster, Ruslan Ponomariov.

His favorite piece is the king.

ドミトロ・ボンダルチュク (Dmytro Bondarchuk) is how Dmytro's name would be written in katakana. Дмитро Бондарчук (Dmytro Bondarchuk) is how it would be written in Ukrainian.

His birthday is October 18th, which he shares with Ukrainian grandmaster, Olexandr Bortnyk.

His favorite piece is the knight.

ピンカス・ヴァカルチュク (Pinkus Vakarchuk) is how Pinkus' name would be written in katakana. Пінкус Вакарчук (Pinkus Vakarchuk) is how it would be written in Ukrainian.

His birthday is December 29th, which he shares with Ukrainian grandmaster, Igor Kovalenko.

His favorite piece is the rook.

ベニー・ベン・ベン・ベンジャミン (Benny Ben Ben-Benjamin) is how Benny's name would be written in katakana. בני בן בן-בנימין (Benny Ben Ben-Benjamin) is how it would be written in Hebrew.

His birthday is November 1st, which he shares with Israeli grandmaster, Yair Kraidman.

His favorite piece is the bishop.

デイビー・アリエ (Davey Aryeh) is how Davey's name would be written in katakana. דייבי אריה (Davey Aryeh) is how it would be written in Hebrew.

His birthday is October 30th. The significance behind this is that the year, 1030 BCE was when Saul began his reign as king of Israel.

His favorite piece is the king, because he fashions himself the second coming of King David.

Davey is a little man with a big ego. He was previously prime minister of Israel before wagering it in an attempt to gain more land, and losing it all to the Babylonians. With the formation of the New Kingdom of Simien, he naturally attempted to try and get back into power, but Orit actively tries to halt him, due to her contempt for his egotistical actions that led to Israelis, now Simiens, losing their original country. While I do plan to eventually cover the events that led to Simien's creation, it likely won't be in this arc.

ベン・ストーラー (Ben Staller) is how Ben's name would be written in katakana. בן סטלר (Ben Staller) is how it would be written in Hebrew.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

His birthday is November 30th, which he shares with American actor and comedian, Ben Stiller.

His favorite piece is the king, since it moves the slowest.

Ending things off on a light note, Ben Staller is literally a pun on American actor and comedian, Ben Stiller. He likes to stall for time, but ironically enough will play like a madman when he gets low on time.

And with the bios done, onto the game. I've been wanting to showcase games with both Maccabee and Vsevolod, originally planning to do so having them face Okisato. But since those ideas didn't materialize, I decided to have them play each other.

In the game, Maccabee plays the Israeli gambit, also known as the Halász-McDonnell gambit. I guess since Israel is now Simien, the gambit would be called the Israeli-Simien gambit in the story, as well as the Halász-McDonnell gambit. Getting back to the game, this gambit can be pretty powerful, which was evident in the game. While doing research, I noticed that there were many articles calling the gambit "underestimated" or "underrated", hence the meaning behind the title. The gambit is also fun to play, and when I played it against the bots, I got this lovely game.

Now just two games remain before the round is over. This game was fun, but in terms of top 30 favorite games in the series contenders, it doesn't hold a candle to the game that will be showcased next. Trust me when I say it's amazing. And the best part is that the wait won't be too long, as said game will be showcased next chapter. Get hyped, because this next game is going to feature one of the most amazing scenarios in the entire series.

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

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