Brain's Chess Mess Arthur

# Everyday when you're walking down the street

# Everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

-# And I say, hey.

-Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day

# Where you can learn to work and play

# And get along with each other

# You got to listen to your heart Listen to the beat

# Listen to the rhythm The rhythm of the street

# Open up your eyes Open up your ears

# Get together and make things better by working together

# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart

-# Oh, believe in yourself

-(Believe in yourself)

# For that's the place to start

-# And I say hey.

-HEY!

# What a wonderful kind of day,

# Where you can learn to work and play

-# And get along with each other.

-HEY!

-# What a wonderful kind of day.

-Hey!

-# What wonderful kind of day.

-Hey!

-#

Hey! DW!

-Hey!

-Whoa!

GLASS BREAKS

Lots of people I know have a hidden talent.

Mine is table tennis.

Sorry!

Some of these hidden talents don't seem to fit

with the people who have them, like Binky.

BINKY BURPS

Who would believe that he's such an amazing dancer?

TANGO MUSIC STARTS

Or that Molly would be so great at giving advice?

There's no shame in losing, as long as you gave it 100%.

Don't be embarrassed about being shy,

it means you're a sensitive and respectful person.

Embrace it.

You don't have to chase cars. Yes, they're fast and make noise,

but who's in control? You, pal, YOU!

DOG BARKS

But there's one person whose hidden talent I would have never guessed

in a million years!

It's Arthur, there you are! I was so worried about you!

It's chilly out, so I brought you a hat.

You HAVE to protect that supersmart brain of yours.

Why are acting so strange?

Me? I'm just showing you my hidden talent.

Niceness.

-Can I get you some juice?

-DW, I'm not talking about you.

How about a little nuppy-whuppy? I'll sing you a lullaby.

Stop it, you're creeping me out!

DW LAUGHS EVILLY

CHEERING

Checkmate!

THEY CHEER

You have gone soft, Brain, weak!

-Why do you not practise more?

-I have no one to practise with!

You could have been a worthy opponent for...

Los Dedos!

As it is, you will always be an amateur.

A chess club, huh?

I've played a game or two in my day, in fact in high school,

I was known as Checkmate McGrady.

That's great! I need all the good players I can get!

Chess! Pfff!

Chess is boring!

True, but Brain is serving free ice-cream.

I've always said, it's the game of kings.

Well, I'll be. You've got me trussed up tighter than a Sunday ham!

But I think Checkmate McGrady still has a trick up her sleeve.

-Checkmate!

-Hmmm.

I guess that move should have stayed at the sleeve!

-Another game?

-I'd love to,

but lunch isn't going to make itself!

I'll try to come back as often as I can.

You took my piece!

Oh, sorry, here, I'll give it back.

OK, and I'll just move this pawn up one,

-that way he's not threatening anyone.

-Thanks.

-Guys!

If you never take any pieces, no one is ever going to win!

-That's OK, I'm having fun.

-Me too!

BRAIN SIGHS

-King me!

-You can't move like that! That's checkers!

See, I told you that was wrong! Back to your own side, Pointy Head!

Yahoo!

BRAIN SIGHS

If this is going to be a proper chess club,

then you all have to understand the rudiments of the game!

-Yes, Binky?

-Where's the ice cream?

That was just for our first session.

Now, the point of chess is to checkmate the opponent's king.

That means that the king is being threatened...

-What if the king makes a deal with the other king?

-You can't!

Well, we did. We prefer to settle things diplomatically.

Yeah, Fern and I have a mutual nonaggression pact.

That's not allowed! In chess, there has to be a winner and a loser.

Unless it's a stalemate, then the game's a draw.

That's actually correct. I didn't know you played chess, Rattles.

Grab a seat!

Nah, I was just passing by. I didn't even know we had a chess club.

Are you good? You certainly seem to know the rules.

Well, I'm no Kasparov,

but I can fianchetto my bishop

and I've been told I have a mean endgame.

I don't know what's going on, but it's exciting anyway.

I think Rattles has him up against the ropes!

Nah, you don't want to do that.

That'll be mate in three.

You don't want to do that either. That's mate in four.

-Well then, what should I do?

-Try moving that pawn.

Checkmate! What?

You were going to lose anyway, why prolong the agony?

-I've got to bounce.

-Wait! You can't just leave!

-Sorry, I've got to wash my hair.

-But, you'll join the club, right?

I'm not really the club-joining type. Later.

THEY LAUGH

THEY CHEER

Let's do it again!

BRAIN SIGHS

Please! I'll give you free ice-cream for a month.

-Too much dairy gives me gas.

-Then, I'll do your homework for you!

And deprive me of my education? No, thanks.

Fine, don't join the club, just play with me,

I need someone to practise with.

All you need to know about chess is this, it's like the wind,

resist it and it will break you.

Go with it, and you can sail across oceans.

What does THAT mean?

I don't know, but it sounded good, didn't it?

Ah! It is the amateur, talking to the scruffy ruffian

when you should be inside practising your game.

I ain't no ruffian, I'm just misunderstood.

This is my friend, Rattles,

and he's ten times the player you'll ever be!

He could beat you with one hand tied behind his back!

Actually, that sounds very uncomfortable.

Oh, really? Well then he can play me

in next week's Junior Chess Championship.

Be prepared to be crushed by Los Dedos!

SHE LAUGHS WICKEDLY

-Who was that?

-Los Dedos. That's Spanish for the fingers.

She's called that because she drums her nails when she plays

and drives her opponents crazy.

I've never beaten her and I probably never will.

I started the chess club so I could get better,

but it's pretty much a disaster.

Well, Los Dedos has just met the Nail Clipper!

Come on, I'll need help getting into shape.

I might be the one playing Mighty Mountain

but all you guys got to help.

Blatsky's Book of Classic Games? I've never read this one.

It went out of print ten years ago. I want you to learn it by heart

and be my chief sparring partner.

You two will help me with my endgame, but you got to want to win.

Now, say it, I want to win!

BOTH: (I want to win.)

What was that? Do I hear a mouse squeaking in this room?

LOUDER!

BOTH: I want to win!

You two are hopeless. But you can still help.

I want you to try and distract me while I play.

Think you can do that?

Ahhhhh! Flying gophers! Duck!

I'm not playing yet! But I like the effort.

All right, team, let's get started!

Is that all you got? Ha!

Yeah, that's right, sleep no more,

because the dummy just took your knight!

That move's not from Blatsky's Book of Classic Games.

Oh, yeah, I just decided to do something else.

-Sorry. I'll take it back.

-No, no,

it's a good move. You know, you've gotten a lot better.

Thanks. I can't wait to see the look on Los Dedos' face tomorrow

-when she gets trounced.

-Me too.

DOORBELL RINGS

Why aren't you dressed? The tournament's in 20 minutes!

I can't make it.

My parents had guests over and there was a lot of cheese.

I knew I should have held back.

HE GROANS

I just can't resist it a good Pont l'Eveque!

But, what are we going to do? I don't want to forfeit!

You'll just have to play Los Dedos!

Me? But she always beats me!

Trust me, you're good enough, Brain,

but there's one thing you have to remember.

-What?

-Have fun. It's a game!

Now go, play this one for the Nail Clipper.

-Way to go!

-You can do it!

-Brain's the best!

-Who's winning?

-She just took Brain's pointy thing with her pony.

HE SIGHS

Check...

Checkmate!

THEY CHEER

That was beautiful!

Now you are a worthy opponent, Cerebro Grande!

That endgame, sheer genius!

I can't wait for our next meeting and I'd better warn you,

I've been studying up.

Checkmate McGrady is back in fighting form!

I can't wait!

You were never sick, were you?

Well, I had a little discomfort, but I knew you could take her.

-So, are you going to join the club?

-What's the snack situation like?

-Anything you want.

-Pretzels?

-Sure.

Nah, too salty. Raisins would be nice,

-but only the yellow ones.

-Ha! You're so picky!

Hey, when you're a prodigy, you can be picky, too.

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