Oct 31, 2025
Author's Commentary #609:
Time to talk about Chapter 609: Halloween Gambit.
I've waited a year for this, but finally, I can have a Halloween special on Halloween, featuring a Halloween Gambit. Sure, I had the opportunity to do so a year ago, but as stated before, it was only early September in-universe, and I didn't just want to skip around. Now for some fun stats. As expected, there have been 365 chapters since the last Halloween chapter which was Chapter 244: Happy Halloween Gambit. Because of said chapter's name, this chapter is purely, Halloween Gambit. It makes sense given what's going on in the chapter.
And of course, you can't get more thematic than a Halloween Gambit on Halloween night on Halloween night in-universe too. Considering the game was also 31 moves further adds to its flare. And speaking of theatrics, the bot I played against on Chess.com was the 2725-rated Anatoly bot, which was made in collaboration to promote Chess the Musical. This also served as the basis for Korb's rating being in the 2700s and him being a grandmaster.
Now, much like Mimoko, I can rest easy knowing the Halloween chapter I wanted to line up so perfectly has been achieved. And who better to quote when I say, Happy Halloween to all.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.