Stephano retired. It’s sad. He’s a close friend, and I will truly miss hanging out with him at events. He’s a talented player, and I will truly miss studying his games. He’s a ridiculously famous and entertaining personality, and I will miss his games.

That’s not why I’m writing this. I’m writing this because someone suggested an “Immortal” to be chosen for Stephano. You probably don’t know what that means, (cheers if you do!) but I didn’t either, so NP.

Lately, I’ve been playing a LOT of chess, mostly with Tasteless, and it’s been a load of fun. I used to play a lot in middle school, semi-competitively (won all the in-school tournaments, practiced with some of the best NH high schoolers). I eventually “graduated” to Magic: The Gathering, and eventually StarCraft 1 (which obviously lead into SC2, why did u even read this parenthesis set, so obvious…).

ANYWAYS….

After the best chess players retire or die, apparently they get something called an “Immortal”. It’s a game that’s supposed to summarize their career. Some amazing victory that shows you what they are all about. At first I was a bit against someone suggesting this for Stephano, feeling insulted that someone would feel so arrogant, that they could summarize his career with a game. Then I watched some of the chess Immortals.

If you play any chess, go check the Immortal games out. They are amazing. Being Artosis, (a full time commentator, husband, and father) I don’t have time to watch every awesome game that Kasparov, Bobby Fischer, Karpov, or others played, despite being interested in learning what they were about. The Immortals, in my extremely humble opinion, give me at least a taste of what they were, and each sent a chill down my spine.

This is something that should be done for SC2 players as well. I hope that we can somehow do they some amount of justice if we do.