Not the Dickens Christmas Story

Q: What happens when the monthly post about The Sociology of Chess (November 2016) falls on Christmas Day? A: We use whatever we can find.

The Santa character, played by a White Rook, looks like Homer Simpson. The devil character, played by a Black Pawn, looks like a cute bug.

A Chess Story: The game between Santa and the Devil (6:24) • '[Published on] Dec 22, 2015'

The description said,

Christmas is in danger. Santa Claus must play a game of chess against the Devil to save it. Mexico 2015.

It's not really a Christmas story. The Santa character might just as well be the Easter bunny, fighting for the right to deliver Easter candy to the children of the world.

0:50 'Santa axed the Devil about his reason for being in the North Pole'.

I axed what the devil am I going to do with this? It would be interesting to know the origin of the story -- this video -or- something earlier. Maybe the best thing to do is just to stop here.

Merry Christmas to one and all! And please drive safely.

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For last year's Christmas post, see Merry Christmas 2021! (December 2021; 'Fifteen years of Christmas blog posts with a chess theme...').