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Jake Schindler's avatar

This is so well done, man. I look forward to every time I get a notification that you’ve written a new one.

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Brian Gabriel Canever's avatar

Got me so emotional I wasn't ready for the hook at the end, ha. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending), my wife is even more competitive than I am. We watched "The Queen's Gambit," and, even though I told her I was previously the coveted sixth chair of my middle school chess team, she insisted on playing...and playing...and playing. I finally let up and gave her a win about 20 games in, and she didn't accept it, so we had to go again. I now recoil at the sight of a chess board.

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Sam Scott's avatar

My wife sometimes won't play me at chess because of how sore of a loser I am. And she is not the type who gets checkmate early. She will bleed you of every pawn until it's just a king. Kind of like a cat playing with its food.

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