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COWBOY LIKE ME : Act 1 ⇏Opening ◉The Slave Defence ◉ The Réti Opening ◉ The Alekhine Defence

That day the weather was colder than she had expected; usually, she wouldn't have minded, she was used to more rigid temperatures than this, but at that moment she regretted not wearing a heavier coat over her new Givenchy dress.

The red-haired girl tried to not think about that while she was getting out from the taxi that had brought her from her house in Southland - a respectable residential area in the South-West part of the city - to the proximity of Phoenix Park , in the centre of Lexington, in front of a row of newly built skyscrapers. That had been her route every Thursday afternoon for the previous six months.

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COWBOY LIKE ME illustrations: How Benny got his hat ↳ from chapter 8, for @echte-liebe-bitches

"And after that I can start preparing to be a National Champion?"

"Sort of...but don't be in a hurry, we have a long road ahead of us, you don't want to be Champion before eighteen I hope..." he said jokingly.

"Of course! The sooner I become National Champion, the sooner I can concentrate on the World Title!", exclaimed the other very seriously, as if he had just said something obvious.

At these words Kevin Kowalewski was stunned: that little wren was serious.

"Oh yeah? That's how you put it?" he commented amused, "Then let's make a bet: if you can win Nationals before you turn eighteen then I'll give you this... hat" and he pointed to the hat he was wearing at that moment.

"Are you serious?" he asked incredulously: he had always wanted that hat.

"Of course! So, are you in?", he said seriously, holding out his hand in defiance.

"I'm in!", he replied just as seriously, shaking the tips of his long fingers.

"Good, Benny, then pack your bags: our first step to victory is Copenhagen. "

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COWBOY LIKE ME new Cover's style

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T Q G M E M E -> CHARACTER AESTHETIC :

benny watts 

Some people say he’s the most talented American player since Morphy. I read about a game he played in Copenhagen, a draw against Najdorf. That was in 1948, which means that Benny was eight years old. I’ve seen a picture of him at 13 in front of a whole bunch of sailors. He played against the entire team at Annapolis without losing a game.

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TQG FANFIC:PAWN AND KNIGHT

by @shadowspellchecker

He is thirteen when the mark suddenly changes from smokey blur to actual letters. I'd take the knight.

They are rough, and disjointed in the way of young hands. But the words are clear enough, and he knows what they are referring to. They interest him. Because they are not the words of a potential spouse, but a colleague or competitor. He has heard about such matches before. He is relieved because it promises a lifetime of competition and going for the top. It means not settling down, not settling for the ordinary, of excitement. It means more chess. But Benny is thirteen, and a chess prodigy, and he has games to play. He spares a thought to this upstart kid who he cannot wait to crush, and moves on. 

 She is five, and is learning her letters. She sees the similarity between the scribbles on her arm and the characters in her books. She asks her mother what they mean. 'That just means there is someone out there who will try to control you', Alice dismisses. But Beth is five, and has been isolated her whole life. She does not understand.

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COWBOY LIKE ME : C H A P T E R 2 ↴ - The Alekhine Defense - ↪ Part five ↩

You say that is absurd, but is quite logical if you think about it: imagine if something like that would have happened to us. Yes, we are convinced that our Country is the pillar of freedom and democracy, but sometimes it is not so different from a comunist regime. 

If by chance -  for pure misfortune - from nowhere you will learn that one of your parents or relative were a comunist simpatizan or that was reported for being  a soviet spy in the past, you know what would happen to you? Especially if this information would go in the wrong hands? Like the hands of some journalists? Maybe it’s true that nobody follows chess, but imagine the scandal: the parents of a  representative of the United States of America were a comunist spy and worked for the enemy. Thirty years ago for something like this people could have risked their career and their freedom, and you still think that is absurd? 

Maybe it’s unfair but that's one of the many risks that we have to deal with  if we  want to succeed: you can't escape it. 

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COWBOY LIKE ME by @ilreleonewikia13​

The chess player at the moment, didn't care about describing the process behind the renovation of her house or how she played with her new pet during the afternoons: all she wanted to talk about was how, during the night, she couldn't sleep a wink; because too tormented by all the doubts that she started having from the day of the assassination of Robert Kennedy. The shooting, the Chess Today 's cover, the imminent qualifications, the pressure from it and Benny: those were her real thoughts.

After all these months, Benny remained for her a giant question mark; what were they? Colleagues? Rivals? Friends? Beth knew that she needed his help if she wanted to be prepared for the Candidates' Tournament; she needed his experience. But most importantly, his company. 

But, how?

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Chapter 11 - A03 tag spoilers

As you know, in some days the new CLM chapter will come out, so I’ve decided to tease you with some AO3 tags : 

At first it begin with:

and for this reason

But then: 

And at some point: 

and 

Beth: 

and then there will be a moment where you will say: 

And Benny: 

And at some point you will 

But be ready for the next chapter cause: