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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!
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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!
