“My first match against rats, who would have thought I'd be the one suffering casualties? Mikhail Tal hid out behind his blockers, and on his way out, Went For It to shorten the pass range, and then Got It when he slipped and fell on his head, fracturing his skull. The rats scooped up the ball, 1-0.

Next play, another passing play, Botvinnik trying to work out a plan to hit Bogoljubov for a touchdown on turn eight, but a pass block and a natural 6 gained the ball for Saul Bloom, and a few handoffs later it was 2-0, end of half.

Second half, Rats drove for a long pass, four gutter runners in behind the line. some bashing occurred, and at some point Siegbert Tarrasch was sent off with an arm in tatters. The rats failed to control the ball, and Max Euwe was able to get free for a return score. A fine play by Jose Capablanca forced the fumble for the opportunity.

We ran out of time, I think there may have been a minor riot at some point, the facts weren't really clear. A fun match, learned some new things this game.”