My Chess Time at San Quentin Prison

Interesting plot (I read the whole thing, don't worry). I like how the story went through four different perspectives. First how it would look like in your imagination (as if you didn't know what was going to happen), then how it is, and is, in reality. The third perspective made me cringe just a bit, but I like how it's "action-packed". Then the fourth just made me laugh...

I can't believe that this ACTUALLY happened. Your lucky not to get beat up after all...

Overall, great story. Would love to read more of these. You should make a book.

I enjoyed your story, thanks for posting it.

Eh, hate to sound like an idiot or ass, but is this story true? 

I enjoyed the story...thanks.

I usually don't read such long forum posts, but then again it's usually not this well written .  I liked it.

Hi to all of you that made a comment.

I went to San Quentin only once. it was too stressful for me. I kept thinking the worst would happen. My mental state was my problem not my team mates. I won my  match in fifteen minutes.

I forgot to say it was one of my memoir pieces. I have about 170 pieces that I have written. Of course they are not all this interesting.

I Belonged to the Daly City Chess club and I played the "C" board. It was where the unrated players start. I stayed playing chess and I ended rated as a  agressive "B" player. I had to quit because my wife and I started a family.

I posted this because it was about chess.

Bye for now

Denver

That was Awesome! read the entire thing

Ouch, well I'm both. Great story, Denverhigh. I usually don't take my time to read long posts, but this one was well written.

Hi there.   bellchessteam19

I appreciate the remarks that you made about the different part of the piece. I never liked English when I was in high school and that was 60 years ago.

When I retired ,I started writing my memoirs for my four sons and their families  so they would know where the family came from. At least my side of the family.

I sucked, I wrote terrible. I didn't know about dialog to show instead of telling, punctuation, tenses, etc. etc. etc.

I took English courses at the local Jr. College. I took creative writing classes and found that they cannot teach you to write creatively, it comes from within yourself.

I am still learning and your comments really help me for my other pieces.

Thanks so much my friend.

what a story ... I mean that in a good way thanx 

Really good read... shame you couldn't post whole game...

This was something out of the ordinary, and an entertaining read. Thanks for posting... good game!!

Interesting read, I imagined most visitors being quite nervous when playing at San Quentin.

Kxg8 would be bad for you, onetwentysix.

Great writing. Nice read.

Denver, thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story with us.  It makes me want to find a similar opportunity here in the midwest, as I have no doubts that the inmates at San Quentin enjoy these matches immeasurably !!

I take no prisoners

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Thanks for reading and putting in the puzzle, but if the king takes the Queen, there is no mate.

The Knight has to check first.

1. Nf7+  Kg8

2. Nh6+ double check  Kh8

3. Qg8+ next move is forces. Rxg8

4. Nf7 smother mate.

On the lower part of the puzzle, Black has two possible threat mates.

So it has to be forced moves for white above.

Hi Tonydal

What was the name of the club that you played for? You were there done that.

             Thanks for the comment.

                          Denver

The main reason the prisoners steal a chess piece because they melt down the black pieces and use them to make the Tattos. Then they trade them for stuff. So now they use wood light/dark or plastic without black pieces.

After the checkmate, did you really deride him, ask if he was blind, and taunt that any fool should have seen it coming? Or was that merely literary license?