Did anyone watch the Odd Couple yesterday?

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The new Odd Couple,  CBS, May 16, 2016: Felix becomes a chess pro. I missed it.

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Yeah, ylblai2 mentioned that it was going to be aired.

Lots of chess in the episode, but it was all pretty lame, as you'd expect, considering the intended audience. They went for cheap laughs at the expense of authenticity. One short segment had Felix playing chess hustlers in a park. Another short segment had Felix holding a small simul.

I couldn't tell if the boards were set up properly.

Near the end of the episode, Felix is playing his arch enemy Joshua. Felix has the white pieces. After a number of moves (which I couldn't see very well), Felix remarks "He fell for my Blackburne-Shilling trap! I'm going to win!" A gold star for mentioning the trap by name, but isn't the trap sprung by Black?

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Sounds chessy enough to warrant downloading from iTunes for $1.99.  Too impatient to wait for a rerun. Will be hard to see the moves on the small screen of the iTouch, but oh well. 

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Did anyone notice that the hustler checkmated Felix using Fool's Mate without the f-pawn being moved?

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If anyone is interested, I think you can watch it here - 

http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-odd-couple/video/4C83C7DC-FE9B-BFC8-999B-A765CF6457A0/the-odd-couple-chess-nuts/

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PawnPassant101 wrote:

It requires Flash Player...Of course it does...

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" My pa always said I was good with the smart game."  Funny. Though residents of Iowa likely weren't amused.  Note: photo below is a screenshot, not a watchable link.