As it began

My friend Bill and I played a game of chess via e-mail many years ago.

At the beginning of the game I asked him his preference: white or black.

He responded by composing the following poem that not only communicated his choice, but threw in a little light-hearted 'trash-talk.'

I choose the armies of the night,

Whose black-hearted souls will crush the light.

So launch your pallid pawn up to E-4

And we will underway this friendly war!

His poem became the inspiration for a game where every move (save one) was accompanied by a poem that somehow related to it - mostly utilizing chivalric imagery that is naturally inspired by the symbolism of chess pieces.

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