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basilmemories) wrote2006-01-27 04:33 am
basilmemories) wrote2006-01-27 04:33 am
One-shot fanficbits, "Rank and file".
This one-shot came to mind a little after browsing through some of my RP logs. Mmph; chess.
Title: Rank and file.
Series: Yu-gi-ou, main universe.
Warnings: none.
The entire problem with queens is that there is little way to ‘box in’ one of the said pieces; by chess reasoning they have some ability to see almost every attack coming, and thus are able to move in nearly any direction and defeat the enemy before that ever happens.
Mokuba figured that in the world of chess, queens must be the most paranoid of all the little figures in the box. It wasn’t just for the reason above however; it was mainly that queens had the largest target sign on them. A queen you couldn’t hide among the pawns and bishops, they stood out against the rooks; ramrod-straight and the tallest one on the board. Oh sure you could keep him in the back until late in the game when you needed some royal defense and even early in the game you could go on a rampage with him up in the lesser troops… but it didn’t matter when you brought him out, there would always be a load of the other side coming after him two seconds later. And sooner or later, there would be that one piece…
-Which was how the game was going at that moment. Mokuba had nearly half of Seto’s army trailing him across the board. “Ni-sama do you really need all those men? It’s only one queen~” which it wasn’t helping the child’s case that he had just placed that figure in the direct path of Seto’s king.
“An opponent’s queen should be captured, or failing that; made harmless.” A quiet and calm voice with a hint of amusement. The muffled ‘click’ of thin velvet padding on wood ended Seto’s turn.
A bishop was in the queen’s way, easy enough to deal with. Sure there were pieces all around the route, but that was the good part of a queen, he could overpower any enemy and fight a path through. Plus who was he to pass up the chance to possibly win?
As Mokuba took out the bishop a thought came to mind (besides the amazement that he was going to win a game against his Ni-sama); in the end it just seemed natural for the less-talented king always to be hunted by the queen, and as for the queen himself-
Click, “Checkmate.”
He blinked and looked down at the board, sure enough there had been a knight hiding among a few pawns, rooks and the last lone bishop. “Oh. Good game Ni-sama!”
-as for the Queen himself: sometimes, just sometimes… a knight could knock the queen off his throne.
As always, comments, concrit, and baby-meat for dinner are all welcome.
Title: Rank and file.
Series: Yu-gi-ou, main universe.
Warnings: none.
The entire problem with queens is that there is little way to ‘box in’ one of the said pieces; by chess reasoning they have some ability to see almost every attack coming, and thus are able to move in nearly any direction and defeat the enemy before that ever happens.
Mokuba figured that in the world of chess, queens must be the most paranoid of all the little figures in the box. It wasn’t just for the reason above however; it was mainly that queens had the largest target sign on them. A queen you couldn’t hide among the pawns and bishops, they stood out against the rooks; ramrod-straight and the tallest one on the board. Oh sure you could keep him in the back until late in the game when you needed some royal defense and even early in the game you could go on a rampage with him up in the lesser troops… but it didn’t matter when you brought him out, there would always be a load of the other side coming after him two seconds later. And sooner or later, there would be that one piece…
-Which was how the game was going at that moment. Mokuba had nearly half of Seto’s army trailing him across the board. “Ni-sama do you really need all those men? It’s only one queen~” which it wasn’t helping the child’s case that he had just placed that figure in the direct path of Seto’s king.
“An opponent’s queen should be captured, or failing that; made harmless.” A quiet and calm voice with a hint of amusement. The muffled ‘click’ of thin velvet padding on wood ended Seto’s turn.
A bishop was in the queen’s way, easy enough to deal with. Sure there were pieces all around the route, but that was the good part of a queen, he could overpower any enemy and fight a path through. Plus who was he to pass up the chance to possibly win?
As Mokuba took out the bishop a thought came to mind (besides the amazement that he was going to win a game against his Ni-sama); in the end it just seemed natural for the less-talented king always to be hunted by the queen, and as for the queen himself-
Click, “Checkmate.”
He blinked and looked down at the board, sure enough there had been a knight hiding among a few pawns, rooks and the last lone bishop. “Oh. Good game Ni-sama!”
-as for the Queen himself: sometimes, just sometimes… a knight could knock the queen off his throne.
As always, comments, concrit, and baby-meat for dinner are all welcome.