Blitz Games

Two friends decide that they're going to get together at a local coffee shop and play a series of Blitz games. The first of them that wins 10 games will win £10.

Well, after playing through 18 games, the score was tied 9-9. Now they were getting serious, and both were very well focused on the final game.

As the game goes on, both of they're time controls are down to below 30 seconds. Player number one studies the board for just a moment, and notices that he has a beautiful combination that will give him a checkmate in 4. It was a beautiful setup. Player number two also sees this, but is crossing his fingers hoping that player number one makes the wrong move.

Just as player number one was making his move, a funeral procession drives down the street. Player 1 stands up and bows his head and the rest of the time remaining on his clock dwindles away. Player number 2 is elated for the win, but also tells his friend how wonderful it was that he took that time to pay respects to the recently deceased. Player number 1 says, "Well, it was the least I could do. Tomorrow we would have been married for 25 years!"

Wow that's kinda sad!