[Event "Benedict Chess: Variation de Couleur!"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2005.12.04"] [Round "-"] [White "surfnsuds"] [Black "lemme howdt"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "benedict"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "USA"] [WhiteElo "1504"] [WhiteRD "55"] [BlackElo "1600"] [BlackRD "65"] [GameID "31999"] 1. e3 e6 { lemme howdt: have a good saturday night } 2. Qe2 { surfnsuds: I did. Had a gig at a party for a friend's parents' 50th anniversary. Was good. } 2... Bb4 { lemme howdt: when you write songs - do you put melody to the words or do you fit words into a tune } 3. Qd3 { surfnsuds: I don't write many songs, but they have happened both ways. I am better at writing tunes than the words. } 3... Nf6 { lemme howdt: i wonder if some of the poetry that i write could be set as song. i have one poem set to the heartbreakers, break-down. } 4. Qg6 { surfnsuds: Probably would work. Break-down is a great tune. But if you hand your poetry to a tunesmith, don't tell them what tune you had in mind, or it'll be harder for them to put it to a different tune! } 4... O-O { lemme howdt: in this case, the poem is called breakdown, so it would be hard to avoid, but i do catch your drift. } 5. Qe4 { surfnsuds: I thik castling in benedict can be a good thing to do, but you rarely get a chance to do it! IN this case you really had to. } 5... Kh8 { lemme howdt: otherwise it would have been a turn for the worse } 6. e7 { surfnsuds: This flippin' game! } 6... Kg8 { lemme howdt: it's tough to making a living as black at this game } 7. e8=Q { surfnsuds: True, but sometimes black wins anyway... especially when I am playing white. } 7... Nc6 { lemme howdt: oh yes - sometimes black wins, but the more black chess ant wins, the better our team will do } 8. b8=N { surfnsuds: Yes, true! But that's the other tournament... } 8... Qe7 { lemme howdt: a six piecs change - wow - i was referring to the league match to be } 9. Nc3 { surfnsuds: Whew! I guess the mazimum would be nine. Would be interesting to see that happen. } 9... Qd6 { lemme howdt: eight - you would have to arrive at the space from some direction } 10. Qd3 { surfnsuds: Ah, but a Q could flip a piece behind her, for the ninth. A K could not. } 10... Qe4 { lemme howdt: is so - i'll claim that six is the best until somebody claims seven } 11. Qd4 { surfnsuds: Seven!!! } 11... Ne5 { lemme howdt: show off ;-) } 12. Qd6 { surfnsuds: It was also my best move, I think! } 12... Ba6 { lemme howdt: well done - we'll have to remind chess ants that there are all sorts of constructive games in this tourney too } 13. Re8 { surfnsuds: Yes, good idea. Well, thanks for another great game of Benedict! } 1-0