To the untrained player, it might appear the pup is sacrificing her queen here, and the obvious move is to open the patio door, let her in and secure certain victory.
However, if you have played with the Puppy chess grandmaster before you know it's a trap and her goal is to get you to move your king to her side of the board.
So, unless you want to concede and go outside, or spend the next 10 minutes swapping meaningless pieces (opening and closing the door with neither of you budging) you need a plan.
It's Your Move...
She says, “COME PLAY!”. What a cutie.
Cute and a tough competitor.
😂
My dog loves this game. Usually in the warmer months she wins all the time because I just cave and take my laptop and go sit outside but it's still a bit too chilly for that. We were at a standoff but fortunately it was lunch time so she eventually conceded.
I miss those games of door chess.
She's a shrewd competitor but eventually she conceded due to lunch time.
My cat does that also! But then cries when close the door again!
Haha tough competitor.
He looks like a tough opponent to beat.
https://m.stacker.news/24805
Looks like a strong player with a couple tricks behind the ears.