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Dec 29, 2024

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 56 teams. Even though there are over 100 teams competing, I'm only choosing to spotlight 56 of the women's teams. There will be even less on the men's side, as I'll likely only post art for the teams Japan will face.

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 (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/16673

8. Ukraine (average rating: 2503.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16688

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

10. Georgia (average rating: 2428): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16956

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

12. France (average rating: 2410.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17127

13. New Kingdom of Simien (average rating: 2409): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17171

14. Poland (average rating: 2400.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16668

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/16835

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

19. Bulgaria (average rating: 2353.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16930

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/16919

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/16924

26. Switzerland (average rating: 2263.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16928

27. Türkiye (average rating: 2257.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16943

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/17240

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

31. Argentina (average rating: 2225): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16836

32. Serbia (average rating: 2202.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17123

32. Sweden (average rating: 2201.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17068

34. Ireland (average rating: 2178.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16923

35. Belgium (average rating: 2169): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17148

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

37. Neo-Babylonian Empire (average rating: 2161.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16958

38. Czechoslovakia (average rating: 2155.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17071

39. Uzbekistan (average rating: 2147): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17225

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

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

42. Peru (average rating: 2128.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17234

43. Lithuania (average rating: 2093.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17292

44. Australia (average rating: 2084.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16939

45. Philippians (average rating: 2082): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17070

46. Austria (average rating: 2080.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17131

47. New Zealand (average rating: 2073.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17023

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

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

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

51. Canada (average rating: 1997.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16927

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

53. Iceland (average rating: 1930.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/16921

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

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

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

Men's teams ordered by average rating:

1. United States (average rating: 2854.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17291

2. Russia (average rating: 2853.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17305

3. India (average rating: 2768.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17286

4. German empire of Prussia (average rating: 2694.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17108

5. Neo-Babylonian Empire (average rating: 2666.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17110

6. Poland (average rating: 2640.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17174

7. Ukraine (average rating: 2633.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17289

8. China (average rating: 2631): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17293

9. Romania (average rating: 2626.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17294

10. Iceland (average rating: 2534.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17287

11. New Kingdom of Simien (average rating: 2528): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17173

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

13. England (average rating: 2431.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17306

14. Italy (average rating: 2320.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17290

15. Denmark (average rating: 2225): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17236

16. Canada (average rating 2223): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17284

17. Japan (average rating: 2047.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17285

Bonus:
The commentators (average rating: 2281.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17210

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:259

Dec 28, 2024

Author's Commentary #302:

Time to talk about Chapter 302: King David's Drăculeșting pitfall mate.
That really was an epic game. But before I can talk about it, I need to talk about the new characters, including Kaylee. We'll start of with the Monty Python inspired characters, Mike and Marty.

マイク・オケ (Mike Okeh) is how Mike's name would be spelled in katakana. His name is a reference to both the Lumberjack song from Monty Python and the actor who typically sings it, Michael Palin.

His birthday is November 14th, which was the day the Lumberjack song was first released.

Her favorite piece is the rook.

マーティ・パスカル (Marty Pascal) is how Marty's name would be spelled in katakana.

His birthday is October 3rd, which is the day the Lumberjack song was first recorded.

His favorite piece is the knight.

Both him and Mike are obvious Monty Python references, specifically to the Lumberjack song. Though Mike isn't OK, as illustrated by the parody version of the lumberjack song him and Marty sing. Mike also tends to speak mostly in English while Marty is multilingual.

ケイリー・シャミア (Kaylee Shamir) is how Kaylee's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is March 27th which is also the same as Chaya Shamir's. Perhaps they could be related.

Her favorite piece is the queen.

There will be some mystery surrounding who exactly Kaylee is. It's clear she bears many similarities to Chaya though, in fact her username is even "Tea-bagging Chaya" and in this instance, Chaya is pronounced as Chaya like in ochaya. She also looks identical to Chaya except for the fact that her hair is longer.

Now onto the game, this was amazing. The king checkmate was what easily got this into my good graces as it was a perfect end to the game. Like I said previously, this game is definitely a top 10 favorite games in the series candidate. Though with how many games there now are, I'm probably going to extend the list to a top 20 one.

And with that, Belgium has defeated Romania, but there are still a few games left before the round ends. In fact, two to be specific, and they're both from the same match. I'll explain about why I went with this decision in the commentary for the next chapter.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:302

Dec 28, 2024

Author's Commentary #294:

Time to talk about Chapter 294: Doubly whammy vampire schooling.
In case you're curious about the title, it stems from the fact that the Vampire gambit is officially named, the English Opening: King's English, Double Whammy Variation. Many naturally dub it the Vampire gambit due to it resembling vampire fangs, which is why I had Mălina play it.

Though instead of Okisato being the one to play her, I decided to give Mimoko a chance to shine. And that right there is pretty much the reasoning. I felt having Mimoko take the spotlight would also serve as a nice change of pace as now we can see someone else take on the post-round bonus opponent so to say.

Mălina's personality though is all over the place, and that's honestly because I didn't really know what to do with her. But I think it works out in the end as what she has now makes her stand out more. And best of all, everyone gets free dinner on her. Now let's talk briefly about the new character that appeared, Efelreda.

エセルレダ・エルフギフ (Ethelreda Ælfgifu) is how Ethelreda's name would be spelled in katakana.

Her birthday is January 26th. 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.

To give some more context on the state of New Zealand in this world, it's essentially gone full Tolkien. Not everyone is an elf, but elves now make up a majority of the nation's population.

She nor any of the other New Zealand players will be appearing for a while though, but if I end up deciding to have the New Zealand men's team appear on screen, expect to see some parodies of popular Tolkien characters.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:294

Dec 28, 2024

To:Rowan.Burns

I'm glad you're invested in Utami's character arc. I feel the earlier seasons of the series highlight her character the best. She's got some big moments coming up soon, so I hope you're looking forward to it. 😁

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:6

Dec 28, 2024

[Game log #183]

Here's the game from Chapter 302 between Kaylee and Mălina on board 1 in the Belgium vs Romania match in round 4 of the Chess Olympics.

[Event "Chess Olympics"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kaylee Shamir (2408)"]
[Black "Mălina Drăculești (2348)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ke2 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Ke1 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 a6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. b3 Bf5 9. Bb2 Nb4 10. d3 Bxd3 11. cxd3 Nxd3+ 12. Ke2 Nxb2 13. Qc2 Qd6 14. Qxb2 Rd8 15. Nf3 Qd3+ 16. Ke1 Rd6 17. Rd1 Qg6 18. Kf1 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 c4 20. g3 Qf6 21. Qe2 cxb3 22. Qxa6 e5 23. Qa8+ Ke7 24. Qa7+ Ke8 25. Qb8+ Kd7 26. Nxe5+ Ke6 27. f4 bxa2 28. Qc8+ Kd5 29. Qd7+ Bd6 30. Qxc6+ Ke6 31. Qd7+ Kd5 32. Ne3+ Kc5 33. Qc6+ Kb4 34. Nc2+ Kb3 35. Qc4+ Kb2 36. Nd3+ Kb1 37. Ke2# 1-0

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:302

Dec 28, 2024

There was clearly something in his drink, at least that's my top theory at the moment. Amazing start, I can already feel for Leo.

The Grim Reaper of Chaos and Destruction is Real and Can Hurt Me!

Chapter:1

Dec 28, 2024

To:Rowan.Burns

A pretty good analysis on Utami, though as you'll soon find out, her family is pretty horrible. Thus, I don't think it's entirely accurate to say she feels she needs to live up to their expectations, but everything else is pretty much spot on.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:4

Dec 27, 2024

Author's Commentary #301:

Time to talk about Chapter 301: Four for four.
I just couldn't resist that pun name. Jokes aside, Japan has continued their perfect victory streak and taken down India 4-0. This just goes to show how strong Japan's women's team is as India was one of the favorites to win.

In real-life, India's women's team did win gold at the Chess Olympics, even after suffering a loss. However, I don't think that will be the case in this story as our protagonists are just too powerful. The Indian men's team though have a good chance though of mirroring their real-world equivalent that won gold at the 45th Chess Olympiad.

As for the game itself, Mimoko goes with a Hungarian opening, fitting since she's currently in Hungary. This is quickly becoming a valuable opening for her as with her skill-set, she can easily turn it into an opening on par with 1. e4, 1. d4, or 1. Nf3. The Hungarian opening is pretty solid as well so it makes sense why Mimoko would learn it and add it to her repertoire.

And with that, both Japan vs India matches are now complete. However, the round still isn't over. There's still a few teams I want to showcase first, but I promise the games will be exciting. Speaking of which, this next game is so hype, it's a top 10 favorite games in the series contender. I hope you're looking forward to it.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:301

Dec 27, 2024

[Game log #182]

Here's the game from Chapter 297, 300, and 301 between Mimoko and Ishika on board 2 in the Japan vs India match in round 4 of the Chess Olympics.

[Event "Chess Olympics"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mimoko Inoue (2809)"]
[Black "Ishika Hirani (2590)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O Be6 6. Na3 Qd6 7. Qc2 b5 8. b3 Nbd7 9. bxc4 b4 10. Nb1 c5 11. a3 Rb8 12. axb4 cxb4 13. d4 b3 14. Qb2 Bxc4 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Bxb8 Qxb8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Qd4 e6 20. Bc6 Qc7 21. Qxc4 Ke7 22. Qxb3 Qxc6 23. Rxa7 Ke8 24. Rd1 Nb6 25. Nc3 Nc8 26. Nb5 Nxa7 27. Nxa7 1-0

If the game continued:

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:301

Dec 26, 2024

So I decided to make another chapter. I haven't forgotten about our cute tsundere, or Johan. This chapter does take place after Streamer Royale though, it doesn't contain too many spoilers. Anyway, it may be short and a little all over the place, but hope you enjoy this chapter.

Will you give this cute tsundere love?

Chapter:23

Dec 26, 2024

[Game log #97]

Here's the game from Chapter 160. It's the first Chess 960 game to grace the series. Hard to believe it's taken about 97 games to get one, but here it is.

For those who don't know, Chess 960 or Fischer random chess, is a famous chess variant invented by 11th world chess champion and American grandmaster, Bobby Fischer. In it, the starting position of all the pieces, except for pawns, are randomized. The two opposing armies will always mirror each other though and the two bishops will always be on opposite colors. Each side also has the ability to castle as well. As for why it's called "Chess 960", the reason for that is because there are 960 different possible starting positions. Chess 960 is also one of the few variants to be officially recognized by FIDE and have specific tournaments for it.

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Okisato Tanabe (2575)"]
[Black "SPCM Chen Bao (2523)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Variant "Chess960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rqknbbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQKNBBRN w GAga - 0 1"]
[TimeControl "60"]

1. c3 Ng6 2. f4 e6 3. f5 exf5 4. Qxf5 b5 5. e4 a6 6. Bg3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 cxd6 8. Ne3 Nc6 9. Ng3 Nce7 10. Qf2 f6 11. Ngf5 Bf7 12. Nxg7 d5 13. Nh5 Qxh2 14. Nxf6 dxe4 15. Neg4 Qc7 16. Nxg8 Bxg8 17. Nf6 Qc6 18. Nxg8 Nxg8 19. a4 bxa4 20. Qd4 Nf6 21. Rxa4 d5 22. Ra5 Nd7 23. Rxd5 Kc7 24. Rh1 Nf4 25. Rxd7+ Qxd7 26. Qe5+ Qd6 27. Rxh7+ Kc6 28. Qxe4+ Nd5 29. Qc4+ Kb6 30. Qd4+ Kc6 31. Qa4+ Kb6 32. Qb3+ Nb4 33. Qf7 Qc6 34. Bc4 Rc8 35. Qa7+ Ka5 36. Rh5+ Nd5 37. Rxd5+ Ka4 38. b3+ Ka3 39. Ra5+ Qa4 40. Rxa4# 1-0

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:160

Dec 26, 2024

[Game log #95]

Here's the game from Chapter 158. It's adapted from a Chaturaji game I played and won on Chess.com. Since there are no Chaturaji analysis boards that I'm aware of, I'm not sure if it's possible to analyze the game properly. But just in case there is, here's the game log. Note that the R for Green on move 8 stands for "resign", while the boat is annotated as a rook.

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Red "Okisato Tanabe (2575)"]
[Blue "SPCM Qiang Bai (2702)"]
[Yellow "SPCM Lei Jia (2199)"]
[Green "SPCM Huang Fen (1209)"]
[Result "Okisato Tanabe: 10 - SPCM Qiang Bai: 9 - SPCM Lei Jia: 8 - SPCM Huang Fen: 1"]

1. c3 c6 h6 f1
2. Kc2 c7 h5 f3
3. d3 Kb6 Rh6 Kg3
4. Nd2 d7+ Kd8 f4
5. Nb3 c8 Nf6 Ng4
6. Bd2 d6 hxg4 Bxg4
7. Re1 Nc6+ Rxh1 Bf5
8. Nd4 Nxd8# R
9. Nxf5 Ne6
10. Nxg3 6xe7
11. c4 5xc4
12. Ne4 4xd3
13. Kc3 3xe4
14. Rxe4 7xf8
15. b3 8xg7
16. Rb4+ Kc7
17. a3 h7=R
18. a4 Rh3
19. Re4 Rxf3+
20. Kb4 Nc5
21. Kxc5 Rxb3
22. Ba5+ Kd8
23. Bxd8#

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:158

Dec 26, 2024

[Game log #94]

Here's the game featured in Chapter 157. It's another atomic chess match, though this one ends much faster than the previous one. In fact, every move in the game, except for black's 1st move, is made by a knight. As for the only move not made by a knight, it's pawn f6, the Arctic defense, which isn't a top tier opening in normal chess, but most certainly is in atomic chess.

Note: This game log only works on lichess.org. I'm not sure if it's possible to get an atomic chess analysis on Chess.com or other sites, but I do know it works for lichess.

[Variant "Atomic"]
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "SPCM Xun Tao (2096)"]
[Black "Okisato Tanabe (2575)"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. Nf3 f6 2. Na3 Nh6 3. Nb5 Ng4 4. Nxc7 Nxf2#

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:157

Dec 26, 2024

[Game log #93]

Here's the game featured in Chapter 156. It's an atomic chess match, meaning 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.

Note: This game log only works on lichess.org. I'm not sure if it's possible to get an atomic chess analysis on Chess.com or other sites, but I do know it works for lichess.

[Variant "Atomic"]
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Okisato Tanabe (2575)"]
[Black "SPCM Lu Hui (1922)"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. d4 Be7 4. Ne5 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bxc3 6. Nxd7#

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:156

Dec 26, 2024

[Game log #181]

Here's the game from Chapters 297 and 300 between Iori and Indira on board 4 in the Japan vs India match in round 4 of the Chess Olympics.

[Event "Chess Olympics"]
[Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
[Date "2024.09.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Indira Bhambri (2469)"]
[Black "Iori Ishikiridokoro (2444)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Nf6 3. c3 d5 4. g4 h5 5. f3 hxg4 6. fxg4 Nc6 7. d4 e6 8. g5 Ne4 9. Bb5 Bd6 10. fxe6 Bxe6 11. Qf3 Qd7 12. Ba4 Bg4 13. Qg2 Qe6 14. Ne2 Ng3 15. Rg1 Bxe2 16. Qf2 Rxh2 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Qe3 Qxe3 19. Bxe3 O-O-O 20. c4 Bg4 21. c5 Re8 22. Rxg3 Bxg3+ 23. Kf1 Rxe3 24. Nc3 Bf2 25. b4 Bh3# 0-1

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:300

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