Chess - Game Thread [Concluded]

[Winston Hughes]

pizza, that was like hunting with Renata.

Never had that level of mindmeld with anyone else before.

[Askthepizzaguy]

pizza, that was like hunting with Renata.

Never had that level of mindmeld with anyone else before.

It was a great moment. It was my pleasure to work with you.

Sorry if I seemed a bit arrogant today you guys. I was half roleplaying and half super duper sure about a day one wolf read, I'd have been seriously seriously doubting myself if he flipped town here.

I couldn't afford to see him flip town. That wouldn't have been good for me.

[Winston Hughes]

pizza, that was like hunting with Renata.

In case you thought this was just post-flip hyperbole, pizza, it wasn't.

I'm not sure even you realise how big a compliment that is.

Winning or losing, doesn't really matter. It's all about the buzz of interaction.

I know that you, like Renata, have hit that high of pure, scum-shredding mindmeld with plenty of others over the years.

But it's still an exquisitely rare feeling for me.

Given our long and storied history playing this game together, that D1 was special for me.

[Winston Hughes]

p.s. I'm so fucking glad it was you rather than me who had to play that out.