This game started out as a simple challenge by Pete Robbins of the UK. The challenge was a volunteer to play an email game versus Chessmaster 8000 on Pete's computer. The challenger was Steve Tomporowski who then began the whole mess. Below is the whole sequence of Chess Limericks to date, authored by Pete Robbins, Steve Tomporowski (with a special appearance by Janet of the ChessCenter who contributed a limerick and her name to the saga).
There was a chessplayer named Les
Who found himself in quite of a mess.
A maid was his foe,
with the eyes of a doe,
and it was hard to bring out his best
So Les turned around to the maid
and said "My dear I'm afraid...
My chess must come first
I've been playing my worst
So my games with you are all laid...uh, I mean played
Janet, the maid, said to Les
Your manhood is really the test
If you were so great
You would be able to mate
I think that thou doeth protest
Les lifting his head and gathered his wits
And with lust in his eyes he stared at her...opps
Her defense was but brief,
And there fell his fig leaf
And Les cried "Mate!"--well, it fits...;)
Well Janet replied "That's not mate"!
Advancing your Bishop was great
But straight out of the book
The Knight took his Rook
And that nearly sealed his fate.
"Wrong Line," said Les.
With the board all a mess.
As they put on what they wore
and got up off the floor
Janet sighed, I just hope you're much better at chess.
Now a chastisement like this was quite rare
Les's sexual rating was 'Fair'
But compared to the Master
It was just a disaster
As Les blundered through without care.
So Les said "Let's have one more go"
"There are one or two things that I know"
But Jan gave him a whack
Her defense now attack
And immediately took the tempo
Then ensued a terrible fight,
Pieces flew off, but most of them white.
Les thought long enough
But the position was tough.
Bare King versus Queen, Rook and Knight!
Janet was up quite a ways,
While Les sits there and prays.
Then out on the plaza,
He cursed Michael de la Maza
"What's this about 400 points in 400 days!"
Janet, much bolder,
Tapped Les on the shoulder.
"You'd might like to know,
Though my father was Joe,
I also have an uncle named Polgar!"