the champion.....

he won.
fair and square.
i secretly said to rye afterwards..."that was so nice of you to let him win!"
"i didn't LET HIM WIN, i just lost my concentration." rye said.

max will NEVER let him live this down. truth be told, he deserves to be gloating...he just learned to play chess. gotta say, this boy knows his stuff.
kuddos max, kuddos!