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Playing Chess in Russia – The Agony of Victory
By Rick Chapo
Russians have a thing for and, frankly, are very good at it. Being from San Diego, I thought was something you put photo albums in.
Playing Chess
Playing requires thinking ten or twelve steps ahead. If I wanted to understand the Russian mind, I had to learn to play chess. If nothing else, it would be a good way to pass the time. This I was told by Robert, an American living in the same town as me.
I wasn’t particularly excited about learning, but gave in one day after growing tired of staring out the window. I had seen the movie, "Searching for Bobby Fisher". What more could I possibly need? How hard could it be?
After beginning the game, Robert took pity on me after I apparently made some moves that were questionable. He explained why he was making particular moves and the resulting implications for my king. The game proceeded slowly while he explained strategies to his inattentive student. Then the magic moment occurred.
I imagine every teacher suffers from the occasional embarrassment of being outdone by a student. I like to call it beginner’s luck and invoke the empirical evidence at horse racing tracks and Las Vegas casinos. If you’re a first timer, you will always win. It doesn’t matter if you're betting on a horse because of the color scheme or hitting on black jack while already holding
TH2024 Battle of Culloden Hand Painted Chess Set - Deluxe
A ChessBaron USA product. Deluxe version of the Hand Painted version of the Battle of Culloden. This is hand decorated to the highest standard of finish and beauty. Sculpted with great attention to detail and authenticity, thi...]]>
TH2051 Hand Painted Canterbury Cathedral Chess Set
A ChessBaron USA product. The Hand Painted version of the cathedral theme Chess set. The city of Canterbury has been a place of Christendom worship for nearly two thousand years. Following a major fire at the original cathedra...]]>
X3018 Bridled Knight Chess Set Triple Weight in Ebony
A ChessBaron USA product. This luxury chess set is the equivilent of the above but in pure Ebony wood. The dark wood enhances the bridle and facial detail magnificently. This set is right at the top of its genre. We recommend ...]]>
X2023 Majestic Staunton Triple Weighted Chess Set in Bud Rosewood
A ChessBaron USA product. The luxurious Bud Rosewood colouring enhances the workmanship of this entire set. The pieces of the chess set shine with a glory that only this type of wood can confer. The set is hand carved from bud...]]>
TH2057 Lord of the Rings Hand Painted Chess Set
A ChessBaron USA product. One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them. One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. In 1997, Lord of the Rings was voted, to the chagrin of some critics, the greatest book of t...]]>
X2028 The Earl Anthony Chess Set Triple Weight in Bud Rosewood
A ChessBaron USA product. Words fail us. But well try. The detail on the knight is so beautiful that it almost looks like it could breathe. The head is set slightly downwards in an unusual thought provoking pose as if consider...]]>
X3028 The Earl Anthony Chess Set Triple Weight in Ebony
A ChessBaron USA product. Same as the X2028 but in the traditional Ebony wood. Catches the lines of the majestic beauty with a splendor that no other wood can. Easily a member of the best-available-in-the-world club. Ebony, Tr...]]>
TH2060 White Tower Hand Painted Chess Set
A ChessBaron USA product. The hand painted version of the White Tower chess set. The Royal palace and fortress of the Tower of London, founded by William the Conqueror shortly after 1066, is one of the worlds most famous and s...]]>
TH2062 Battle of Trafalgar Hand Painted Chess Set
A ChessBaron USA product. The hand painted version of the battle of trafalgar. Very fitting as a theme for a chess set, Trafalgar was one of the most decisive naval battles ever fought. In the course of a short October afterno...]]>
ST2016 American Independence Chess Set
A ChessBaron USA product. Starring George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, please exercise caution if displaying this in English homes - it might lead to some violent arguments. Of course, being responsible ...]]>
X2019 The Ultimate Chess Set in Ebony Wood King size 6 inch
A ChessBaron USA product. This is one of two flagship luxury chess sets of our entire range. This chess set is supplied by Chopra in India who originated this design. The wood is Ebony, the weighting is triple. The design of t...]]>
X3019 The Ultimate Knight Chess Set in Bud Rosewood
A ChessBaron USA product. This is the Bud Rosewood version of the Ultimate. This chess set is supplied by Chopra in India who originated this design. Equally beautiful, equally majestic. The golden hues of the wood colouring i...]]>
ST2015 Christopher Columbus Chess Set
A ChessBaron USA product. Chess Sets from the renouned English sculpture Richard Sefton are among the best available. Here there is a European side and an Aztek side from the Americas. For the Americas Emporer Montezuma is the...]]>
ST2017 American Civil War Chess Set
A ChessBaron USA product. Chess Sets were made for theme chess like the American Civil War. The castles are aptly represented by the capitols at Richmond and Washington and the Kings - you guessed it - Abraham Lincoln and Jeff...]]>
19 in your hand. It just happens.
With our game, Robert had made a particular move and was in the process of explaining it. I sat staring at the board and thinking deep thoughts, which is to say I was wondering what was for dinner, etc. Just then, I noticed something on the board, moved my rook and declared, "Checkmate!"
Robert stared at the board. Then he started laughing. Then he wanted to play again. Being a good sport, I immediately announced my retirement as a player.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t leave my victory alone and gloated to a few people about it. Make no mistake, Robert would beat me a million times if we played a million games, but you have to live in the moment!
Within a few days, karma struck and I began to pay for my gloating. People would start showing up at my apartment with chessboards and, of course, vodka. The games were so laughably one-sided it was ridiculous. Typically, I would make two moves and then hear "Sah!" which I believe meant "check!" in Russian.
My humiliation occurred more or less every day for roughly a month. Some of the victorious would even come back for a second pounding. Finally, I had to take the dramatic step of refusing to answer the door.
In the end, I set the game of back a few hundred years and Robert had his vengeance.
Rick Chapo is with Nomad Journals - makers of travel journals. Visit NomadJournalTrips.com for more articles on Russia travel and Adventure Travel
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