J'affronte Inoxtag, Djilsi, Maxime Biaggi et LeBouseuh aux échecs !!

The speaker took on a unique chess challenge, playing simultaneously against four opponents: Inoxtag, Jilsy, Maxime Biagi, and Le Bouux. The catch was a strict five-minute total reflection time across all four boards. The goal was to defeat all four of them. The first match was against Jilsy. The speaker initially underestimated Jilsy, assuming he wasn't strong at chess and planning a quick "scholar's mate." Starting with E4, Jilsy played A6, which the speaker noted as not following opening principles. The speaker tried to execute the scholar's mate with Queen H5, but Jilsy skillfully defended with Queen F6, blocking the threat. The speaker was disappointed but acknowledged Jilsy's good defense. The game continued with the speaker developing pieces and Jilsy playing C6, further demonstrating a surprising understanding of defense by controlling D5. However, Jilsy then made several illegal moves, like playing pawn E5 to E3 and capturing a pawn in E4 as if it were checkers, and moving a knight from B8 to C7. The speaker explained the rules, but Jilsy continued with an illegal move of Knight B8 to C7, then Bishop F8 to D6, which blocked his own pawn and rook. The speaker capitalized on this by playing D4, taking the center. Jilsy then played Queen G5, which was a blunder, putting his queen in danger. The speaker quickly executed a series of checks, leading to a forced mate. Jilsy, shockingly, followed the speaker's deceptive advice to play H6, leading to immediate checkmate. The speaker rated Jilsy's chess level around 200 Elo, noting issues with illegal moves. Next up was Le Bouux. The speaker again aimed for a scholar's mate, starting with E4. Le Bouux responded with C5, the Sicilian Defense, which surprised the speaker, who wondered if he had secretly trained. The speaker continued with Bishop C4, but Le Bouux played Knight F6, preventing the scholar's mate. The speaker played E5 to attack the knight, but Le Bouux made an illegal move by playing Pawn B7 to B6, failing to move his knight and losing it. The speaker took the knight and Le Bouux played Knight C6, not recapturing the pawn. The speaker saw an opportunity for a quick mate but Le Bouux played D6, preventing it. The speaker checked with Queen F7, and Le Bouux attempted an illegal move of Pawn D6 to D5, which the speaker corrected. Le Bouux then played King D7, followed by Knight C3. Le Bouux played King E4, threatening a fork on C2. The speaker played Knight F3, ignoring the threat, expecting to overwhelm Le Bouux later. Le Bouux did not execute the fork, instead playing King C7. The speaker continued the attack, sacrificing pieces and eventually delivering a "royal fork" with Knight C6, attacking both king and queen. Le Bouux lost his queen and was ultimately checkmated after 20 moves. The speaker praised Le Bouux for lasting 20 moves against an International Master, despite being a beginner. The third opponent was Maxime Biagi, who the speaker knew had a rating of around 1100 Elo. An unusual incident occurred in this game: the speaker played two moves consecutively without realizing it (D4, then C4, then Knight C3), as he was rotating between boards and Maxime hadn't made his move yet. Maxime then played G6, aiming for a King's Indian Defense. The speaker played E4, taking the center, and Maxime played Bishop G7. The speaker immediately pushed E5, attacking Maxime's knight and hindering his development. The speaker continued to attack Maxime's king, aiming to open lines with H4 and H5. After Maxime castled kingside, the speaker sacrificed his bishop with H takes G6, leading to a strong attack. Maxime defended well, avoiding immediate checkmate, but the speaker continued the assault, eventually delivering a brilliant rook sacrifice on H8, luring the king to H8, followed by Queen H7 checkmate. The speaker was pleased with the victory, noting that Maxime, despite his higher rating, lasted only 15 moves, fewer than Le Bouux. Finally, the speaker faced Inoxtag, whom he considered the strongest of the four, having trained him previously. The speaker started with D4, and Inoxtag responded with E6 and D5, setting up a French Defense. The game continued with C4, D5, Knight F3, Knight F6, G3, and Bishop G7, forming a Catalan opening. Inoxtag played well, capturing a pawn on C4 and developing his pieces according to opening principles, leading to a slightly better position for him. The speaker played E4 and E5, attacking Inoxtag's knight. Inoxtag played B5, defending the C4 pawn and preparing to develop his bishop. The speaker played H4, aiming for an attack, and Knight H2 to bring the knight to G4. Inoxtag played F5, which the speaker identified as the computer's best defensive move, blocking the attack and creating counterplay. The speaker was impressed. The game transitioned into a complex middlegame. The speaker made a tactical error by playing Bishop takes C6, hoping to win Inoxtag's queen by luring him to recapture with his bishop, but Inoxtag correctly recaptured with his rook, leaving the speaker with a two-pawn deficit in the endgame. The speaker felt he had underestimated Inoxtag. Inoxtag then played a sequence of A5, A4, A3, which the speaker recognized as the computer's best moves, aiming to open the A-file and create a passed pawn. The speaker was shocked by Inoxtag's strong play, finding himself three pawns down. Despite the dire situation, the speaker tried to maintain a confident facade. Inoxtag made a crucial error by playing B3, trapping his own bishop. The speaker capitalized on this, eventually recovering a pawn, bringing the deficit down to one pawn. The speaker then tried to set a trap, moving his king to E3 to discreetly free his bishop to attack G7. Inoxtag fell for it, playing H3, and the speaker captured the G7 pawn. The game continued with Inoxtag promoting a pawn to a queen, putting the speaker in a losing position. However, Maxime Biagi, observing, advised Inoxtag to play Queen C5, attacking the king and then taking the speaker's bishop. The speaker feigned distress, convincing Inoxtag to play Queen C5. The speaker immediately captured the queen with Bishop takes C5, winning Inoxtag's queen and forcing a draw due to insufficient material for checkmate. The speaker reflected on the game against Inoxtag, acknowledging his own "extremely weak" play and that he had underestimated his opponent. The moral of the story was never to underestimate an opponent, as it can lead to losing even when favored. The speaker thanked Inoxtag, Maxime Biagi, Jilsy, and Le Bouux for the fun experience.