Star Blazers ( 宇宙戦艦ヤマト )
Series 1 Episode 14

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Venture

Wildstar

Venture - "Well, if you aren't going to move, it's my turn." [Places the Gold General] "Checkmate!"
Wildstar - "Hey wait a minute."
Venture - "Too late buddy."
Wildstar - "I was just getting ready to make my move."
Venture - "You know the name of the game Wildstar. If you don't move in two minutes it's my turn."
Wildstar - "Boy, some friend you are."
Venture - "And you're always changing your mind."
Wildstar - "That's not true." [Knocks the Shogi game over]
Venture - "You're a poor loser." [A fist fight starts between them]

My comments are on this game are - Since it was Wildstar's turn, it is easy to see that he could have avoided Checkmate. All he had to do was block the line of Venture's Bishop. He could have done this by moving the pawn or Gold General. Of course it is hard to tell which one to move when we cannot see what the "blank" piece Venture has near his bishop, if that is a pawn then it would be best for Wildstar not to move his Gold General there. However if that "balnk" piece was a knight it would be best to move his Gold General as this will attack Venture's Bishop while also blocking the line of that same Bishop. Wildstar could also have blocked the line of the Bishop by moving his Silver General.

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