A Chess Experiment

I sat to play a little game

Against a master worth his name

So why not try a funky trick

A bishop for two pawns, so slick!

He looked me squarely in the eyes

Amusement he could scarce disguise

Clutched his heart in mock alarm

Undone was I by farce and charm

Doubling up with laughter loud

A sliver lining in the cloud

I played my move and made a boast

But o sweet blunder, I was toast!

A pause, a beat was all it took

Revenge was brutal, by the book

Alas, too late, there’s no retreat

I knocked my King, ‘twas defeat