Check, Mate

(whispering) And so, as we enter the second hour of this tense match, Ivan Kattinsky, masterfully employing the Swedish Strategy, has outmaneuvered his American opponent Hector Potato, who showed promise with Gravelli’s Gambit in his opening moves, only to panic and knock the pieces off the board…

cats play chess
A maneuver known as Tolhoffer’s Tantrum…

King me, Sharon H.

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13 thoughts on “Check, Mate

  1. allein 🐾 July 27, 2020 / 11:32 am

    I read this in the voice of that one golf announcer with the Scottish accent.

    • ^oo^ July 27, 2020 / 2:25 pm

      Andrew Cotter.

      • allein 🐾 July 27, 2020 / 2:29 pm

        No, though I did think of him, it wasn’t his voice.

        I just had to go googling; it’s David Feherty and I was wrong; he’s Irish, not Scottish.

  2. Faye July 27, 2020 / 11:44 am

    No touchy the Bobby Fishie.

    • Murray c. July 27, 2020 / 11:57 am

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • Arne July 27, 2020 / 4:08 pm

      Now, that’s some industrial-strength pun! 👍

    • Ricky & Bibi's Mom July 27, 2020 / 5:53 pm

      Woo-hoo!

    • Debg July 27, 2020 / 8:52 pm

      Fantastic!

    • Faye July 28, 2020 / 11:23 am

      Faye doffs hat!

  3. Elaine C Williamson July 27, 2020 / 11:56 am

    Ivan is gorgeous.

  4. Muppet2171 July 27, 2020 / 12:05 pm

    They probably play chess better than me.😂

  5. Kar July 27, 2020 / 3:40 pm

    Total aside but what city is that? Beautiful view. Even without those gorgeous kitties.

    • fkaWaldenPond July 27, 2020 / 10:17 pm

      Agreed, I am thinking an Asian locale.

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