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As the game of chess is played on an 8 by 8 grid, patterns and geometries are inherent in the game. Sometimes, patterns can emerge during a game that can be beautiful, that can be unexpected, or can even be ugly. In this game, something whimsical emerged in the game that I couldn’t help but smile, and I hope it will put a smile on your face as well!

This was a game with an unorthodox opening, an unusual gambit, which resulted in my pawns effectively slicing the board in two. The power of my long pawn chain meant that even though when the opponent resigned in the midgame and was only two points of material down, the evaluation by Stockfish was +10, a dominating winning position. To quote 18th century french chessmaster Philidor, “… to play pawns well; they are the soul of chess: it is they which uniquely determine the attack and the defense, and on their good or bad arrangement depends entirely the winning or losing of the game.”

I hope you enjoyed the video, and thanks for watching!

Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/18411659751

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.06.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "vitualis"]
[Black "wolf416"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C40"]
[WhiteElo "1131"]
[BlackElo "1166"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
[EndTime "19:24:26 PDT"]
[Termination "vitualis won by resignation"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nxc6 dxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. d4 Nd5 8. Nxd5 cxd5 9. Qh5+ Kd7 10. Qxf5+ Kd8 11. Qg5 h6 12. Qxe7+ Bxe7 13. Bd3 Be6 14. f4 g5 15. f5 Bf7 16. g4 h5 17. f6 Bb4+ 18. c3 Ba5 19. b4 Bb6 20. Bxg5 hxg4 21. Kd2 Rh5 22. Bf4 c6 23. Be2 Rf5 24. Raf1 Bh5 25. h3 gxh3 26. Rxh3 1-0