Heartbreak Lucy

[monk222]

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Now Monk is remembering the frustration of chess.

The very next player above that Duke guy, Lucy, is looking like his limit. The first two times he played her, she got him to draw through three-time repetition. Then she beat him flat the next two games.

Tonight, Monk was sure he had her, having stripped her of all but her Queen and a couple of pawns, while Monk had his three big pieces still on the board, with a raft of pawns ready to race for enlightened reincarnation. But he made a juvenile mistake, while trying to dance Lucy's King into a polite and fatal checkmate, and left his Rook next to her King while he moved his Queen on down. Then, as he played on with his heart in his throat, he even failed to secure a draw as Lucy managed to checkmate him with only her Queen and King.

Scrabble anyone!

xXx

Comments

[miss-next.livejournal.com]

Scrabble here. :-) But we'll have to come to some friendly agreement on the spellings first; I vote that both British and American spellings should be allowed.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

So long as you don't get to use any other languages or any of that linguisitic type stuff!

Playing with you sounds like a charming idea, but I'm afraid I could not keep you challenged. Maybe we could just hold hands. ;)

[miss-next.livejournal.com]

Certainly! It will be excellent practice for when you get yourself a real girlfriend. You see, I refuse to give up hope for you. :-)