Chastity White Rose

Author: Chastity White Rose

  • Chastity’s Ultimate Queen’s Gambit Study

    Chastity’s Ultimate Queen’s Gambit Study

    (this is a work in progress and this is my favorite opening for white. Second is the London System)

    I want to make a complete study of the Queen’s Gambit Chess Opening (not the Netflix series named after it, which I have not seen). I love playing this opening but I have never really analyzed it as much as I should. I want to specialize in this opening when I am playing white. I am collecting my notes on this topic when I find the time. Because lichess stores every game I have ever played, I can go back to every time I played this opening and find out what went right or wrong. I can then analyze my own losses and find out in hindsight what I SHOULD have done in that game. This could potentially help me the next time.

    I am quite busy with Walmart and school, but I plan to update this post as I play more games and have more data. Also, I am still trying to figure out my favorite opening for black. I like the Scandinavian most but am exploring other options too.

    The Queen’s Gambit is not only an extremely cool sounding name for a Chess opening, it is also highly effective if played correctly. Almost everyone knows the position of the Queen’s Gambit.

    1. d4 d5 2. c4

    The Queen’s Gambit

    The central idea here is that white wants black to take the pawn. If black does capture the pawn, the position is called Queen’s Gambit Accepted. If it declines by playing e6, it is called the Queen’s Gambit Declined. But really, any other move would still qualify as declining the gambit. However, e6 is the best move for black in this position. I will explain my reasoning for this later. If they accept it, then white must play e4 for the best possible move. GothamChess recommends this and I agree with his reasoning.

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4

    Queen’s Gambit Accepted

    There are two really good things to do if your opponent does take the pawn on c4. The option I recommend is pawn to e4. This leads to what is called the Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation.

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4

    Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation

    In this position white is already at an advantage because they have moved both center pawns forward two squares and can capture back the c4 pawn. If white plays reasonably well from here, the win is almost guaranteed.

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6

    Queen’s Gambit Declined

    Black has declined the gambit and now white must make a different plan. White should NOT capture the pawn on d5 because then the e6 pawn will capture back and allow both of black’s bishops free movement for the rest of the game. Instead, there are two really good moves white can do. My favorite is to move the knight to c3 to block a potential check by black’s bishop.

    By playing e6,

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6

    Slav Defence

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qa4+

    Chastity’s Counter Check Trap

    In this position, black’s dark squared bishop pins the white’s knight against the king. White moves queen to a4 and delivers check first. The best move for black in this position is to move the knight to c6 because it is literally the only move to not lose the bishop. If black plays any other move, white kills the bishop next turn and is already winning. But even if they do play Nc6, white can still attack the bishop with pawn to a3. White is in a good position. The only sad part is that black can kill the white knight but we can still capture back with bxc3. This means the pawn also defends the d4 pawn which is great because the queen no longer defends it. Being in a good position makes it worth the loss of the knight in this specific case.

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3

    Notes on this position will be added later.

    Games in this position:
    https://lichess.org/0zaDKKeo (will analyze this later)

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    Video Resources

    GothamChess has some good videos on the Queen’s Gambit and I have learned a lot by watching them multiple times to drill it into my memory.

    How To Play The Queen’s Gambit

    The Queen’s Gambit short by Levy Rozman

  • Public Chess Service Announcement

    I am considering having a list of my best friends who play Chess so that I can include them in a credits sequence at the end of my Streams and videos.

    I have figured out how to make rolling credit sequences with Adobe Premiere Pro, Openshot, and Kdenlive

    Also, Kdenlive is probably the best Open Source video editor. I am finding it really easy to use. I will probably be using my video editing skills to make my episodes for YouTube and also start making commercials about my business.

    I thank God that I have an unusual mix of talents, experience, skills, and I am learning a lot more because of my college programs.

    If you play Chess and want to be included in the credits at the end of videos, please leave comments! I need a long list of names so I can make it long enough to have a closing theme song playing.

    Also, if you play on any specific websites such as lichess.org or chess.com, include a link to your profile or give your username and let me know which platform. This could enable us to network and collaborate easier if we play Chess online for my episodes.

  • The Elevator Debate

    Hey everyone! My story, The Elevator Debate, has just been published in issue #70 of Adelaide Magazine. This story is very relevant at this time. No candidates or political parties are promoted or even mentioned in the story. Instead, it’s about two guys with different views about whether it’s even beneficial to vote or discuss politics, especially in the workplace.

    https://adelaidebooks.org/the-elevator-debate

  • The Lost Art of Chess

    Every week, they played the game.
    Old and young together played Chess.
    The conversations were always the same.
    As Hank and Chandler made a mess.

    Hank and Jerry told of their past.
    Chandler listened to them speak
    Their knowledge and memories were fast.
    Even if their bodies were weak.

    Same old jokes that old men tell.
    Were heard by a lonely soul.
    These times were both heaven and hell.
    Playing a game beyond control.

    With these friends, there was no judgment or shame.
    Hank and Jerry did not have much time.
    There was only the shared love for the game.
    These precious moments were sublime.

    Till the day when Hank and Jerry came no more.
    Chess was not the same without his friends.
    But the day came when Chandler swore.
    He would not let this be how the story ends.

    13 years had passed, and Chandler had changed.
    He was now a she and Chastity was her name.
    By divine intervention, her life was rearranged.
    God gave her the gift of comedy and fame.

    The younger folk didn’t know how to play Chess.
    The art of Chess would be lost without a teacher.
    For those like her, Chastity turned prejudice to progress.
    And soon became a sort of Chess Coach as well as a preacher.

    The constant lies about transgender people are very old.
    The hateful words made Chastity want to hide.
    But stronger than her fear was a prophecy foretold.
    That Chastity would overcome prejudice with pride.

    Sometimes life is hard and the journey is long.
    And sometimes our friends leave us or die.
    But don’t give up the games of Chess or song.
    You won’t forget because neither will I.

  • We Will Overcome Prejudice with Pride

    The war of two minds took place over a Chessboard. Chandler captured Hank’s black knight. Hank captured back the bishop with his pawn, leaving one pawn in front of the other.

    "Two in a row, two in a row!" said Jerry as he watched Hank and Chandler play at the Gamber Center.
"Yeah, I know," said Hank.

    Conversations like this were common when Chandler played with the seniors at the Gamber Center. These old men could not walk well, nor could Hank hear until someone spoke loudly enough, for he was nearly deaf even with his hearing aid. Hank and Jerry were both war Veterans who had served in the army in their younger days before they met Chandler and told him their stories. Their experience in Chess and their stories from years ago were all these men had left in their old age. Chandler listened to them because it was always worth hearing the same stories if it meant he had someone to play Chess with.

    The day eventually came when Hank and Jerry no longer came. Chandler assumed that they had died when he stopped hearing from them and had no way to contact them anymore. Chandler stopped playing Chess for many years without any friends to play with. It was not the same now that his favorite men to play with were dead or otherwise beyond contact.

    Years later, Chandler became Chastity White Rose and an online student with Full Sail University. She did not have many friends and became obsessive about school grades, money, and avoiding people whenever possible. One day, Chastity got an email from Chess.com, where she had an account that had been created in 2010 and then abandoned.

    Chastity did a search of the website for the word “transgender” and found a most unusual article titled “FIDE Publishes Controversial New Transgender Policy,” which detailed some very sexist rules regarding transgender people participating in events and even having their titles abolished. Some even said men have a biological advantage in the game of Chess over women.

    The prejudice against transgender people held Chastity back from job opportunities because nobody wanted to hire someone who looked or acted like her. But this time, no one could stop her from playing Chess and improving at the game until even her enemies would respect the same incredible mind that Chandler had back when Hank and Jerry still lived. Her old Chess friends had died, but she was smart enough to make new friends and had a mission. Chastity would overcome the prejudice of society by defeating them in a game of the mind.

    Chastity drafted a statement on her computer. She had a message to send to the underdogs who, like her, did not have the opportunities they deserved. Chastity wrote

    "My dearest friends, transgender sisters, and Chess players, we will overcome prejudice with pride! We will not allow others to tell us who we are nor discourage us from playing the world's greatest mind sport, where all genders and races are equal. With every gift God gave me and everything I have learned, I will teach them to understand! Join me, and let me show you the way of the Chess Warrior!"

    Not only did Chastity vow to be a master of Chess, but she also named her business “Chastity’s Chess Challenge”. She would teach others to play Chess, and then they, too, could break the shackles placed on those who wanted to imprison their bodies and minds from opportunities. She became an inspiration to younger people, just like Hank and Jerry, passing on her memories.