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Mario Nakano 64

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Jun 16, 2025

Author's Commentary #472:

Time to talk about Chapter 472: Still human.
Babylonia has finally made it's proper debut, and that means it's time to do everyone's bios. Speaking of which, I've also gotta do some bios for both the characters I edited into Chapter 386: Discussing DSPCMs after all as well as some of the new DSPCMs I introduced in Chapter 462: Discussing DSPCMs with Smoothie Q. Mifsud and Chapter 466: Finishing up discussion of DSPCMs. So without further ado, we start with those.

モーティ・シャーカ (Morty Szarka) is how Morty's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is March 29th. I chose the date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is his birthday.

His favorite piece is the pawn.

ナンドール・ニーストール (Nándor Nyisztor) is how Nándor's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is March 27th, which is the day What We Do in the Shadows first began airing.

His favorite piece is the king.

イグニャット・チュブリロ (Ignjat Čubrilo) is how Ignjat's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is Januray 22nd, which he shaes with Serbian grandmaster, Luka Budisavljević.

His favorite piece is the queen.

アレクセイ・ジェニッチ (Aleksije Đenić) is how Aleksije's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is April 26th, which he shares with Serbian grandmaster, Boban Bogosavljević.

His favorite piece is the rook.

ノディルベク・ユラエフ (Nodirbek Juraev) is how Nodirbek Juraev's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is December 5th, which he shares with Uzbek grandmaster and FIDE World Chess Champion, Rustam Kasimdzhanov.

His favorite piece is the knight.

ノディルベク・イブラギモフ (Nodirbek Ibragimov) is how Nodirbek Ibragimov's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is Januray 23rd, which he shares with Uzbek grandmaster, Nodirbek Yakubboev.

His favorite piece is the bishop.

フラン・ミズラ (Fran Mizura) is how Fran's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is August 28th, which he shares with Slovenian grandmaster, Matej Šebenik.

His favorite piece is the bishop.

ラウル・カサブランカ (Raúl Casablanca) is how Raúl's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is November 19th, which he shares with Cuban chess master and 3rd World Chess Champion, José Raúl Capablanca.

His favorite piece is the bishop.

ニウシャ・ヴェイシ博士 (Dr. Niusha Veishi) is how Niusha's name would be spelled in Japanese. د. نيوشا فيشي (Dr. Niusha Veishi) is how it would be spelled in Arabic.

Her birthday is January 1st, which is New Year's Day.

Her favorite piece is the bishop.

Niusha was one of the first characters I finalized for the Babylonian team. She's very introverted and often considered the "blank slate" of all the members due to her just not knowing who to follow or what to stand her ground on. She hails from Bagdad, and serves as the DSPCM there.

ヴェラ・ベイロン博士 (Dr. Vera Babylon) is how Vera's name would be spelled i Japanese. الدكتورة فيرا بابل (Dr. Vera Babylon) is how it would be spelled in Arabic.

Her birthday is April 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 queen.

Vera is easily one of the characters that has undergone the most revisions. In fact, her name was actually Darina for the longest time before I decided to change it to Vera. I'll get more into her personality and revisions to her character when more is revealed about her in the story.

イブティッサム・タイフル (Ibtissam Tayfur) is how Ibtissam's name would be spelled in katakana. ابتسام طيفور (Ibtissam Tayfur) is how it would be spelled in Arabic.

Her birthday is April 27th. 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.

Originally, Ibtissam was given Yanmin's name when I decided to use her design. However, I decided to instead create a whole new character for Yanmin and make Ibtissam more unique. Ibtissam is an archeologist and an Arab Christia originally hailing from Nazareth. She's also very anti-government, but not necessarily an anarchist, just someone that really hates people of authority and politicians.

ロシャナク・ファルゼナ (Roshanak Farzenah) is how Roshanak's name would be spelled in katakana. روشناك فرزينه (Roshanak Farzenah) is how it would be spelled in Arabic.

Her birthday is December 30th. 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.

Originally, I planned to make a Persian team which would have featured Roshanak. However, I ultimately changed my plans and instead ported Roshanak over to the Babylonian team. Speaking of Persia, even though Mongolia's conquered it, I will confirm Qojin is actually a Persian native, and serves as the DSPCM of a Persian city now under Mongol control. That won't really be touched on in the main story, but if I do side stories unlike the ones in the main series, her story will likely be covered there. On that note, it is worth mentioning some parts of Persia/Iran that were part of Babylonia historically are now part of the Neo-Babylonian Empire here.

タスリマ・ドゥーミット (Taslima Doumit) is how Taslima's name would be spelled in katakana. تسليمة دوميت (Taslima Doumit) is how it would be spelled in Arabic.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is January 21st, which was the day the first International Fetish Day was held on.

Her favorite piece is the pawn.

Taslima is the last-minute edition to the team I alluded to in a previous commentary. It only came about by chance as thanks to me fiddling around in Paint, I decided that her design would be perfect and slotted her into the Babylonian team, making just one more last-minute revision.

With the bios done, it's time to talk more about the chapter. First off, this one was actually a last-minute edition, but one I felt was needed. Originally, I planned to introduce the Babylonians proper in an upcoming chapter, but felt more buildup was needed, mainly in Vera's case. I'll go more in depth when that chapter is released. The other reason I'm glad I wrote this chapter was because of Iori. While Iori is a psychopath that's murdered many for fun, she does have some morals, which will end up ultimately contrasting her with some of the other characters like her in the series. And while her speech on her morals is rather noble, her horniness will ultimately be what stands out about this chapter, though I will confirm there actually is a legitimate reason why she's like that, which will be further explained later in the story.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:472

Jun 15, 2025

Author's Commentary #471:

Time to talk about Chapter 471: Father's experience.
Ever since I tied Chapter 436: Mother's mettle in with Mother's Day, I decided I'd try to do a similar thing with Father's Day. I had no idea where the story would be in a month, but regardless, I knew it would feature a game. But before that, let's talk about Loughlin.

ラフリン・マック・オスパック将軍 (Gen. Loughlin Mac Ospaic) is how Loughlin's name would be spelled in Japanese.

His birthday is July 1st. The date is random, but the month was chosen deliberately due to it being the 7th month.

His favorite piece is the rook.

Loughlin really is a last-second edition, so he's not very developed.

Speaking of which, it felt really good writing the game. All the burnout I had before suddenly went away, and the chapter was done within an hour. The game being quick really helped, but what also drew me to it was the uncommon line played, that being the French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation. I was playing Chess.com's 2000-rated level 16 engine bot for this one, but was surprised to see it blunder on move 2. I feel this game was perfect for helping me get back into the groove of things, though I still feel the bughouse games will exhaust me.

And speaking of the story, I estimate the tournament should be starting as early as next week, so I hope you're looking forward to one of the more important moments in the whole series.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:471

Jun 14, 2025

Author's Commentary #470:

Time to talk about Chapter 470: Weather Barons and a musical tease.
Lore is back on the menu, and so are character bios considering how many characters have just been revealed. So without further ado, let's get started.

イナーラ・バロンズ (Ināra Barons) is how Ināra's name is spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is May 12th, which is name day for Ināra.

Her favorite piece is the knight.

プニーナ・サピア (Pnina Sapir) is how Pnina's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is April 26th, which is when Pearl Day took place in 2025.

Her favorite piece is the knight.

For those that don't know, the Ginkawa family in my stories are know for predominantly having silver hair and lapis lazuli colored eyes. Not all members have one or both these traits, but most tend to have both. When going through Wikipedia searching for names, Sapir caught my attention due to it translating to "lapis lazuli". I also liked how Pnina sounded, and thus chose to name the character Pnina Sapir. Now this is only her stage name, but since the name has Hebrew origins, I decided to have her have Jewish ancestry on the non-Ginkawa side of the family.

ヤンミン・ファン・アイツェマ博士 (Dr. Yanmin van Aitzema) is how Yanmin's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is June 9th, which is 6/9 Day.

Her favorite piece is the bishop.

If you saw all my team art updates, you'll know that Yanmin's name was originally used for a member of the Bayblonian women's team originally. At first, the name was given to a character design that currently has been assigned to a character that has yet to appear in the story before being given to what would be Ibtissam's design. Now Yanmin has her own original design. Also, she's half-Dutch, half-Chinese.

サディ・オル (Sadie Or) is how Sadie's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is May 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 pawn.

マリ・メロンパン (Mari Melonpan) is how Mari's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is October 23rd, which she shares with Japanese businessman, investor, and philanthropist, Baron Ōkura Kihachirō.

Her favorite piece is the pawn.

Mari was one of those characters who I originally designed for something else, but ended up modifying her to insert into EPGM. What did it was the fact that her hair looks like a melon, thus I couldn't get "melonpan" out of my mind.

イヴォナ・ビャウェク (Iwona Białek) is how Iwona's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is August 9th. 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.

Iwona has an interesting behind the scenes back story. Initially, she was set to be a Russian SPCM, but I decided to instead have her be Polish, mainly due to the fact that her name, Iwona, is Polish. Though I can't properly explain it here, Iwona grew up in an orphanage at a local church, which is the main reason why she's so religious. She'll always pay visits to it as well as any church and orphanage near where she's performing in order to donate some of her funds to them. She's also a DSPCM.

ラダ・ハダ (Lada Hada) is how Lada's name would be spelled in katakana. Лада Хада (Lada Hada) is how it would be spelled in Russian.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is August 7th, which is name day for Lada in the Czech Republic.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

Lada hails from Birobidzhan, which is the administrative center of Russia's Jewish Autonomous Orblast. She serves as the city's SPCM, but is also a rapper. She's fluent in Russian, Japanese, Yiddish, Hebrew, Chinese and English.

While most of these characters came about due to me just fiddling around in paint, most of them are important as they are SPCMs and DSPCMs. Needless to say, while their roles in this arc will be minor, they will get their chance to shine more in future arcs of the story.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:470

Jun 14, 2025

Hmm, I'm in the same boat as Cashew Cocoa. Considering how there aren't too many chapters left and the main conflict appears to have been resolved, this can be risky territory. Naturally, I'll withhold making any judgement calls until I finish reading everything.

Black & White: Spirits, Love, and Traditions

Chapter:32

Jun 13, 2025

Author's Commentary #469:

Time to talk about Chapter 469: Bald freakout.
For some reason, the Freddie Freaker jingle plays in my head whenever I read the chapter's title. Anyway, more bald. That's all.

No really, I don't know what else there is to talk about other than more bald. Though I guess I can try making estimates as to how long it'll take to get to 6B. Right now, I'd estimate maybe two week's worth of chapters, subject to change as I might decide to add some more lore bits. In terms of bald chapters, I'd say no more than 5 maximum, and after that, the lore chapters should go by quickly. It all depends on whether I decide to do Okisato's backstory first, or save it until after 6B. Either way, it will appear soon in the series.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:469

Jun 12, 2025

Author's Commentary #468:

Time to talk about Chapter 468: Trapped in a trance.
After 5 months, in IRL time, Rasputin's spell has finally taken effect. All he beat in his dance, with the exception of Vesna who was under no hypnosis whatsoever, are now set to participate in 6B. I will confirm that had Muazzez not gotten to the salon when she did, she'd have been forced to come anyway via the trance signal. And on that note, the trance-like state won't last much longer as it's served it's purpose of bringing it's targets to the salon for 6B.

Going back to the topic of Rasputin, before I decided to introduce him to the story, 6B itself was merely a small-scale one-off chapter or two. While I was planning to make 6B more important than originally planned before I thought up Rasputin's character, I'd argue his introduction is what ultimately made me decide to make 6B's true purpose much darker and to tie it to something I've had planned for a while. As for what that is, you'll just have to speculate as I won't be offering hints or insights until more things are revealed in the story.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:468

Jun 11, 2025

Author's Commentary #467:

Time to talk about Chapter 467: Pied piper.
Another instance of me really wanting to use a certain chapter title, this one offers a glimpse at the British commonwealth teams and how they plan to tackle 6B. Considering their significance due to essentially all being part of the Fairy league, I felt dedicating a full chapter to them was necessary.

It also allows me to better showcase Tonka, who prior until I even posted artwork of her, had no major role planned for her in this story. Now, however, it's clear she's got ties to the mysterious Deep Blue, meaning she'll have a bit more importance overall. Speaking of which, it's becoming obvious at this point that there's a nefarious nature to the 6B tournament. All I'll say is that Deep Blue likely has a part in it, but I won't go into any more detail until more is revealed about them in the series.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:467

Jun 10, 2025

Author's Commentary #466:

Time to talk about Chapter 466: Finishing up discussion of DSPCMs.
Finally, all the DSPCMs have been discussed, but knowing me, I'll likely edit this like the other DSPCM discussion chapter. This also marks the moment members of the Babylonian women's team appear in the story. While I won't do bios just yet, I will give some insight into the creation of the Babylonian team.

First off, the original vision for the Babylonians was that they were just evil robot scientists, but with a legitimately evil and irredeemable scumbag in the form of Olavi, leading them. I didn't like that idea, thus, I gave Babylonia a complete overhaul, leading to all the members of it's women's team being reassigned to different teams.

In the first redesign, I mostly nailed down the new members, or so I thought. The big point of contention was a certain character with a cool design, who I just didn't know what to do with. This ended up being resolved last-minute, as Taslima ended up replacing said character purely by chance due to me playing round with making characters and thinking that this new character I just created would work perfectly for Babylonia. After that, everything fell into place.

One final thing to note is that I'm probably going to cap the new characters that'll appear in the arc. While I did get a spark of inspiration to create many new characters, I'm quickly finding it to be more of a detriment as it's difficult to juggle all these new characters. I also have many characters I made art of and yet to introduce properly, many of whom I feel will only get minor cameos at best, even though they may become important later down the line. I'd love to explore some of these characters more, along with some of the characters already introduced, but for now, my main focus is simply to finish this season of the story.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:466

Jun 09, 2025

These past two chapters were really short. I feel they would have worked better all as one chapter.

Black & White: Spirits, Love, and Traditions

Chapter:26

Jun 09, 2025

Ah yes, Anima. I've held off on reading more of part 3 until you reach it in the rewrite, but I do have to ask if anything happens with Anima in parts 3 or 4. I really want to know when she'll finally get out of Yalda's inventory.

Face of Eternity : The Journey of a Little Angel

Chapter:15

Jun 09, 2025

Now imagine if this was how they dealt with the Chimera ants in Hunter X Hunter. Would definitely read if this became a full-blown series.

The Dangers of Handing a Smartphone to a Demon Lord

Chapter:1

Jun 09, 2025

As someone that does author notes for every chapter, I really applaud authors that do author's notes as they can offer more insight than normal into the author's intent for the chapter, character fun facts, and behind the scenes writing just to name a few.

Of Love and Liberation - to change þis rotten world wiþ þee [volume 1]

Chapter:25

Jun 09, 2025

Just started to notice Barry's now using þ in his speech. That's actually a nice touch to show he's gotten used to the world.

Of Love and Liberation - to change þis rotten world wiþ þee [volume 1]

Chapter:24

Jun 09, 2025

To celebrate the Chess Olympics arc, I've decided to create full artwork of all the major teams that 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/20573

8. Ukraine (average rating: 2503.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20248

9. Russia (average rating: 2458.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20251

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/20287

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/20259

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/20257

26. Switzerland (average rating: 2263.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20468

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/20333

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/20332

39. Neo-Babylonian Empire (average rating: 2161.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20469

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/20334

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/20448

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/20253

50. Philippines (average rating: 2082): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20164

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/20254

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/20208

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/20165

62. Iceland (average rating: 1930.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20256

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/20250

66. Republic of Korea (average rating: 1778): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20252

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/20249

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

The Stylists (average rating: 2055.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20450

Female coaches (average rating: 1929): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19025

DSPCMs (average rating: 1628.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19028

Misc. Female Players (average rating: 1546.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20449

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 Northern Ireland (Women) before going bald: https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18825

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:259

Jun 09, 2025

Author's Commentary #465:

Time to talk about Chapter 465: Smooth heads and sadistic stylists.
This chapter came about solely for the purpose of releasing on June 9th, aka 6/9 Day. As such, I felt the chapter should be fanservicy which is why Inkeri decides to strip. Vampire milf Sabina also gets shaved, and I'm not going to go into any more discussion on my poorly disguised fetish. One thing I will discuss is Nikolina.

It came about a few months after she debuted in the story, but I decided that due to her trauma from infancy, Nikolina would have pyrophobia. Not just that, but anything that reminds her of the burning sensation she felt from nearly being burned alive triggers her too. I imagine some might view Nikolina negatively due to her stance on Kosovo, and view her as more of a one-dimensional character. My intent is to make her a more complex character.

As such, I was debating devoting a chapter to going more in depth about Nikolina's past as she was shaved, but burnout has just been getting to me. In fact, I dare say this burnout might be the worst I've felt in the entire series. I think most of it has to do with the bughouse games just being exhausting to make, and I haven't even written out that many. I do feel like I might end up taking a break, but I really want to finish this season first, which sadly contributes to my burnout. Regardless, I still feel that despite some hiccups here and there, this season has some of the best chess in the whole series.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:465

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