"12 ROUNDS" (2009年, USA)

 Martes, 4 de noviembre de 2025: 

 This evening, I watched the following movie in a Japanese-style room.

 It was recorded on the built-in HDD of a DIGA (Panasonic DMR-BRW520 BLU-RAY RECORDER, manufactured in 2017). It will be broadcast on TV Tokyo from 1:40 PM on October 31, 2025.

 Gogo no Roadshow "12 ROUNDS" (2009, USA, dubbed in Japanese).

 I've seen it once or twice before.

 It was entertaining. Simply put, it was as expected.

 There's a scene in which a man playing a dangerous criminal whom an FBI agent describes as "the devil" interrupts a chess game in a bar and gives both players a hint (the best move. Of course, it's bad etiquette).

 Western movies and dramas often feature clever villains who are good at chess.

 Inspired by "the devil", I logged into "Lichess" early this morning for the first time in a while and played Chess.

 Currently, I lacked the confidence to compete on a global stage, nor did I have the confidence to play against an AI opponent (there are eight levels to choose from), so I played a bit with "EJERCICIOS POR TEMAS" (Tactics: Checkmate Chess.).

　https://lichess.org/training/endgame

 I tried setting "Nivel de dificultad" (Difficult Tactics) to "Más difícil (+300)" (Difficult Tactics (+300)), but I kept losing.

 My score dropped significantly.

 Because I didn't play for a while, my sense (intuitive brain function) becomes dull.

 Anyone can play freely on Lichess and Chess.com, even without logging in.