Triggerfish Tuesday #4 – Motorbikes, Mutters & Mayhem!
Ben roared in on the back of his dad’s motorbike, looking like he’d just come from a chess-themed action movie called Fast & Fianchettoed. He was ready to crush — and who better to test his confidence than Sven, a.k.a. “The Destroyer of Hope”? (Warm-up complete… ego slightly dented.)
Meanwhile, Clive and Morné were on packing-out-sets-duty — which quickly escalated into a three-round epic chess fight. Clive emerged victorious 2–1, though Morné made sure the spectators heard every frustrated mutter and “but technically…” argument along the way.
Michael, training for Mzanzi u/9s, bravely challenged Charlie — thinking it’d be a quick confidence boost. It wasn’t. Luckily, Micheal’s mom stepped in like a true chess mom — dragging an innocent bystander into the fray so her son could have a redemption arc. This time, Michael crushed and left grinning.
Naomi and Charlie then played a few “friendly” games (translation: quiet violence) until Eli arrived looking opponent-less and slightly lost. Naomi, ever the hero, offered to play a simul — until Ben escaped from Sven’s torture chamber and could tag in.
Ben wasn’t thrilled. “I don’t do King’s Indian setups,” he muttered. Naomi cheerfully called it a learning experience while casually finishing off Charlie in an endgame masterpiece.
After his smoke break (his version of meditation), Charlie returned with renewed focus and managed to beat Naomi — to her shock and everyone else’s amusement. Meanwhile, Ben demanded a proper rematch with Eli (Naomi’s position didn’t end well for him). A while later we heard an evil giggle, followed by Eli’s face morphing between shock and admiration.
“That was a NASTY move,” Eli said, half impressed, half traumatized.
Apparently Ben neatly sacrificed his queen in two different ways in order to get a checkmate.
After Ben’s glorious queen-sac victory, Naomi decided to have a “proper” game against Eli — emphasis on decided, not succeeded. Within minutes, she was already down a piece and muttering something that sounded like regret. Spotting Sven without an opponent, she sighed dramatically, “I’m just going to the bathroom,” and handed Sven the board mid-crisis.
For Eli, this was déjà vu — the second time his opponent (Naomi) had mysteriously vanished mid-game. Sven tried his best, but Eli was having none of it. No tricks. No traps. No mercy.
Moral of the story:
♟️ Never continue a game Naomi started! 😆
And that’s how another perfectly chaotic Triggerfish Tuesday ended — with laughter, learning, and just a hint of madness. ♟🔥
😆 Summary
- 🏍️ Ben arrived on a motorbike — style points: 10/10.
- 🤕 Warm-up vs Sven = humbling experience.
- ⚔️ Clive vs Morné = 3-game brawl, intensity: high.
- 👩👦 Matthew’s mom recruited random citizens for revenge chess.
- 🧠 Naomi called it “character building.” Ben called it “fianchetto nonsense.”
- 🚬 Charlie’s smoke break = secret superpower.
- 👑 Ben’s queen didn’t survive. Twice. Checkmate anyway.
- 😂 Eli’s face said it all: “nasty… but beautiful.”
Moral of the story: come for the chess, stay for the chaos. ♟💥
