I remember Halloween!

October chill, Misfits played loud,

‘This the season for a fright

Samhain, Danzig, Famous Monsters!

Halloween on Friday night.

Teal pumpkin project-toys not treats

When kids get candy by the pound,

I must be different and memorable,

Check the dope shit we gave out-

Farm animals, dinosaurs,  

Matchbox cops cars, taco trucks,

Super Mario miniatures,

SpongeBob Tech Decks, rubber ducks

DC comics figurines,

Flash, and Supergirl [kick butts] 

Happy happy Halloween!

Had beers on ice for the grown-ups.

October-the best month of fall,

October the best month of all?

Festive lights, jack-o-lanterns,

Bumps the bunny, bests that Santa,

I dig Independence Day,

but Halloween? This is the way. 

Last match of the month, completed at 12:00, rating at 1200.

W# 15m

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Be2 Nc6 4. c3 h5 5. d3 h4 6. Ng5 Bc5 7. Be3 b6 8. Bxc5 bxc5 9. Nf3 h3 10. g3 d6 11. Qd2 Nh6 12. Qg5 Qe6 13. Qxg7 Rg8 14. Ng5 Qe7 15. Qxh6 Bb7 16. Nxh3 O-O-O 17. Bg4+ Kb8 18. Qh4 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Rxg4 20. Nd2 Ba6 21. O-O-O Bxd3 22. f3 Rg6 23. Qxf7 Rh6 24. Qd5 Bb5 25. c4 Rxh3 26. cxb5 Nb4 27. Qc4 Rh7 28. Nb1 Rhd7 29. Na3 d5 30. exd5 Rxd5 31. b6 axb6 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Nc2 Kb7 34. Nxb4 Rd4 35. Qa6+ Kb8 36. Nc6#

Damn! L#

Chesshold.com 

L# 

10:00

1. e4 d5 2. e5 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. c3 Be7 5. f4 Nh6 6. Nf3 Nf5 7. Be2 Bh4+ 8. g3 Be7 9. Nbd2 Bd7 10. Nf1 O-O 11. Bd2 Qe8 12. Qb3 Ba4 13. Qxb7 Nd7 14. Qxc7 Bd8 15. Qb7 Bb6 16. Bd1 Rb8 17. Qxb8 Qxb8 18. Bxa4 Qd8 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. g4 Ne7 21. Ne3 Qb5 22. b4 Bc7 23. Kf2 Qa4 24. h4 Ng6 25. Ng2 Bb6 26. Be3 Ne7 27. f5 exf5 28. g5 f6 29. gxf6 gxf6 30. Nf4 fxe5 31. Ne6 Re8 32. Rhg1+ Kf7 33. Neg5+ Kf6 34. Nxh7+ Kf7 35. Nfg5+ Kg6 36. h5+ Kxh5 37. Rh1+ Kg6 38. Ne6 exd4 39. Rh6+ Kf7 40. Nf4 dxe3+ 41. Kf3 Qc2 42. Rf6+ Kg8 43. Rg1+ Kxh7 44. Rh1+ Kg8 45. Rfh6 Qf2#

Ponziani Opening, Neumann Gambit

 Lichess.org 

[Event "casual rapid game"]

[Site "https://lichess.org/IFacPIRc"]

[Date "2025.10.29"]

[White "blog author"]

[Black "Dhaarmik-FF25"]

[Result "1-0"]

[GameId "IFacPIRc"]

[UTCDate "2025.10.29"]

[UTCTime "07:38:57"]

[WhiteElo "1282"]

[BlackElo "1191"]

[Variant "Standard"]

[TimeControl "900+0"]

[ECO "C44"]

[Opening "Ponziani Opening: Neumann Gambit"]

[Termination "Normal"]

[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e5 

2. Nf3 Nc6 

3. c3 Nf6 

4. Bc4 { C44 Ponziani Opening: Neumann Gambit } h6 

5. d4 d5 

6. exd5 e4 

7. Ne5 Nxe5 

8. dxe5 Nh7 

9. d6 cxd6 

10. exd6 Bxd6 

11. Be3 O-O 

12. Nd2 Be6 

13. Qc2 Bxc4 

14. Nxc4 Re8 

15. O-O-O Qc7 

16. Nxd6 Red8 

17. Bf4 g5 

18. Be5 f6 

19. Qb3+ Kg7 

20. Ne8+ Rxe8 

21. Bxc7 f5 

22. Rd7+ Kh8 

23. Qf7 Rg8 

24. Qxh7# 

{ White wins by checkmate. } 1-0

ˆ ߆ˆ˜˚

 I quit the refer
no longer smoke
still in life I am a joke.
I’m now real old, not a newb,
lift weights no more and have man boobs.
Joints all hurt-
each day more “ouch.”
Each day more time spent on the couch.
Overdue 
for hip replacement.
No way I’ll be fit for space camp.
Negative,
the thoughts to think.
Poem over, damn I stink.

W# 15:00

Zero Dark [The Stupid Hour]

W#

10:00

1. e4 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. d3 b5 5. b3 bxc4 6. bxc4 Bc5 

7. Nf3 d6 8. Be2 Ng4 9. Nd2 Nxf2 10. Rf1 Nxd1 11. Bxd1 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxh2 13. Nf3 Qxg3+ 14. Kd2 O-O

15. Ne2 Bb4+ 16. Ke3 Qf4+ 17. Nxf4 exf4+ 18. Kf2 Bg4 19. Nh2 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 d5

21. a3 Bc5+ 22. Ke2 Be3 23. Bxe3 fxe3 24. Kxe3 Nd7 25. exd5 Rae8+ 26. Kd4 c5+

27. Kc3 a5 28. Rab1 Rb8 29. Rxb8 Nxb8 30. Nf3 Nd7 31. Rb1 f6 32. Rb5 Ne5 33. Nxe5 fxe5 34. Rxa5 Rf3 35. Rxc5 e4 

36. Rc8+ Kf7 37. d6 e3 38. Rc7+ Ke6 39. d7 e2

40. d8=Q e1=Q+ 41. Kd4 Qe5# 0-1

Ugh

 Why does my heart feel so bad? 

Oh, yes that’s right…it is due to “we are totally fucked.”

England Gambit [without castling long-side]

W# 10:00

[00:49 work time]

[Event "Live Chess"]

[Site "Chess.com"]

[Date "2025.10.23"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Guest6360372272"]

[Black "Guest2288392843"]

[Result "0-1"]

[TimeControl "600"]

[WhiteElo "1200"]

[BlackElo "1200"]

[Termination "Guest2288392843 won by checkmate"]

[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/144646271022"]

1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Bf4 Ne7 5. Bxd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 Be6 7. e4 a6 8.

Na4 Nd7 9. Nf3 b5 10. Nc3 Bc4 11. Nxb5 Bxb5 12. Nd4 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 O-O 14. Nb3

Nc5 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Ke1 f5 18. exf5 Nxf5 19. Rd1 Rfe8+ 20. Kf1

Rxd1# 0-1

Recovered from blunders to deliver checkmate.

 

Ass? Kicked.

 

Die Sptiz

 Die Spitz

I was unable to secure tickets for their recent show in the city near which I reside. Someone was reselling them for $835.00. That someone is a dick.

This band is young fire. I am excited for the band members, and for the fans who have not yet found them.

I hope to see them play within the next year. I purchased CDs and cassettes from their website.

Paste magazine’s article. 

Wednesday 15 October, 2025

WBR = Won by resignation

LBR = Loss by resignation

W# = Win by checkmate 

L# = Loss by checkmate 

WBA = Won by abandon 

 WBR 15m

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. Qxg4 Nf6 5. Nxd5 Nxg4 6. Nxc7+ Kd7 7. Nxa8 Kc8 8. Be2 Ne5 9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 e5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. d3 Kb7 14. f4 Bc5+ 15. Kh1 Kxa8 16. fxe5 Bd4 17. c3 Bxe5 18. Rxf7 Kb8 19. d4 Bf6 20. Bd2 Rd8 21. Rf1 Be5 22. dxe5 Rxd2 23. Rf8+ Kb7 24. Kg1 Rd7 25. e6 Re7 26. R8f7 Rc7 27. Rxc7+ Kxc7 28. e7 Kd7 29. Re1 Ke8 30. g4 c5 31. h4 a6 32. Kf2 h6 33. c4 g5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Ke3 Kxe7 36. Ke4 Ke6 37. Kd3+ Kd6 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. a4 a5 40. Kd3+ Kd7 41. Ke4 Ke6 42. Kd3+ Kd6 43. Re4 Kc7 44. Kc3 Kd7 45. Re5 Kd6 46. Rxg5 Kc6 47. Rf5 Kd6 48. g5 Kd7 49. g6 Ke6 50. g7 Kxf5 51. g8=Q Kf4 52. Qc8 Ke4 53. Qxc5 Kf4 54. Qd4+ Kf3 55. c5 Ke2 56. c6 Kf1 57. c7

W# with 00:01 remaining.

15:00

 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nc3 g5 4. d3 g4 5. Bg5 f6 6. Be3 gxf3 7. Bxc5 d6 8. Be3 fxg2 9. Bxg2 f5 10. Qh5+ Kd7 11. Qxf5+ Ke8 12. Qh5+ Kd7 13. Nd5 Kc6 14. Nb4+ Kb5 15. c3 Nf6 16. a4+ Ka5 17. Qd1 Nc6 18. Nxc6+ bxc6 19. c4 Ka6 20. b4 Ng4 21. b5+ Kb7 22. bxc6+ Kxc6 23. Qb3 Ba6 24. O-O-O Rb8 25. Qa3 Rb7 26. h3 Nf6 27. Kd2 Qb8 28. Rb1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Qxb1 30. a5 Rb8 31. Qa4+ Bb5 32. cxb5+ Rxb5 33. Qc4+ Kd7 34. Qf7+ Kc6 35. Qc4+ Kd7 36. Ke2 Rb2+ 37. Kf3 Qd1+ 38. Kg3 Nh5+ 39. Kh4 Ng7 40. Qf7+ Kc6 41. Qxg7 Qg1 42. d4 d5 43. exd5+ Kb7 44. d6+ Kc8 45. Qg8+ Kd7 46. Qxh7+ Kxd6 47. dxe5+ Kxe5 48. Qe4+ Kd6 49. Qd5+ Ke7 50. Bc5+ Ke8 51. Qe5+ Kd8 52. Qe7+ Kc8 53. Qe8#

Mates received & delivered

 

L# 10m

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 a6 4. c3 b5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Bd5 Bb7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.

d3 h6 9. O-O Nf6 10. Nxe5 Ke8 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. f4 Nd7 13. f5 Qh4 14. Bf4 Bc5+

15. Kh1 Nf6 16. Qf3 Ng4 17. Qh3 Nf2+ 18. Rxf2 Qxf2 19. Qf3 Qg1# 0-1

I should have voted in 2004.

No message.

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Loss, Nxb6# 1-0

 [Event "Live Chess"]

[Site "Chess.com"]

[Date "2025.10.01"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Guest1530200834"]

[Black "Guest2330305595"]

[Result "1-0"]

[TimeControl "600"]

[WhiteElo "1200"]

[BlackElo "1200"]

[Termination "Guest1530200834 won by checkmate"]

[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/143766137046"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 5. Kxf2 Nxe5 6. Be2 Qf6+ 7. Bf3 c6

8. Rf1 d6 9. Kg1 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Qd4+ 11. Kh1 Nf6 12. d3 Bg4 13. Qg3 Qe5 14. Bf4

Qe6 15. Bxd6 O-O-O 16. Ba3 Nh5 17. Qf2 f6 18. Qxa7 Qd7 19. Na4 b6 20. Nxb6# 1-0

Watching a 2014 documentary.