From the Ruins of my CHESS CHALLENGE, a Challenger Arises, like a Phoenix emerging, Re-Born, from the ASHES!

Have you ever seen this man before? Have you ever survived to tell about it? Anyone who reads this blog on a semi-consistent basis is probably aware of my INFAMOUS MILLION DOLLAR CHESS CHALLENGE! in which I challenged the internet-at-large to a game of chess. The prize for anyone who could defeat me (I am officially half as good as Bobby Fischer, to put it in perspective) was a cool million dollars, later raised to a BILLION!

The man in the picture has challenged me to a game of chess, presumably because he wants to win the one million dollars. WELL I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU, JOHN. I AM HALF AS GOOD AS BOBBY FISCHER AND I AM NOT MESSING AROUND! So I hope you bring your A-game because this is going to get UGLY.

Here is the first move. I am playing as white... John is playing as Black.

Also, I will give a million dollars to anyone who can correctly predict the outcome of this game...