White in case you are curious.

https://lichess.org/analysis/r1bqk1n1/4P1b1/2n4r/P6p/1p1p2P1/2p2N1P/1P6/1NBQKB1R_w_Kq_-_0_1?color=white&position=518

The friendship.

I am just puzzled about how that pawn got to where it is at. Badger moved the pawn into double-check against the knights. Or, the pawn moved into check against one knight and rabbit moved the second knight after. But it's chess, so a thousand other things could of happened, but still... That pawn was hauling ass and there probably wasn't time for anything more complex.

I believe the pawn on e7 may be doing some heavy lifting to that calculation.

Also i am not sure the rook badger is holding is actually out of the game or simply being moved.

Both players seem to suck at chess and violated opening principles, left the king vulnerable but thats totally allright if they are both having fun.

But I can’t also help but notice that the over relying on pawns to do the dirty work with the nobel pieces mostly just doing fuck all about the chaos very much echoes real life. Is that a deliberate message?

White is currently moving the rook, a blunder, no matter where the rook is placed it brings the prediction to -4.x for Black.

It surprised me its still that bad given a couple of obvious moves actually tip the balance slightly into Blacks favour.

I interpreted it simply as "the badger is reaching to move" hence "white to move."

Does anyone know who the artist is? This is precious! :)

whoa some serious nerdsniping here!

It's Rose Skelton insta is coastal mouse I love her stuff

To reach that board state and have had the rook captured would require some really unhinged play, and given the rook is tilted differently to the captured pieces I assumed it was being moved

Might be the other way 'round with who is the grand master.

There had to be a ton of development with the pawns at the start of the game. That usually leads to every pawn getting jammed in the middle of the board which allows the players to move out their back rank.

Badger went full Leroy Jenkins with his rook, causing the collapse of the pawn defenses. (A pawn taking a rook might cascade the pawn defense destruction since rabbit was willing to sacrifice one or more pawns for that rook. I certainly would.)

An experienced player probably couldn't resist walking the pawn down, because 1. He could and 2. YOLO. Plus, it's a good lesson for rabbit, regardless. Pawns actually do mean something and creating chaos on the back rank with a single pawn is a lesson I wouldn't ever forget.

They both are cuz they're playing a game with their friend

Totally. :)

Yeah, I totally see where you are coming from. For me, the rook was merely standing at the side of the board. You interpreted, that the badger actually holds it in their paw. Which is an absolutely valid assumption.

I scrolled way too far for this. Lichess bs above had me questioning my sanity. If the Badger just lost that Rook, its only getting worse for them, otherwise...

Awesome, thank you so much! :)