After staring at the chessboard for a second, Caellum grabbed his pawn and moved it up two spaces. E4. A standard starting move for beginners like him.
After a second's hesitation, Victor moved his own pawn forward 1 space. E6.
"French defense?" Ari asked quickly, recognizing the strategy from his cramming session.
"I thought it would be appropriate for the occasion. But it seems that you're an expert from how easily you recognized it?" Victor asked, his eyes filled with curiosity at what the blunt guy would say.
"If my cramming chess strategies all night is the criterion for an expert, then I'm Albert Einstein himself," Ari replied as he moved another pawn up two spaces. D4.
"Why were you cramming? Did you see my post that I would be at the park playing chess today?" Victor asked as he moved another pawn to d5, blocking Ari's pawn directly.
