Deepnivek appoints himself Umpire, and watches all the games with an eagle eye.

LuckyTramp orders himself a very small coffee.

Theseus threatens to wipe the pieces off the board for a joke, while Mkroft contemplates a pint of beer.

Bibi, having just ruffled Greengrass's hair for fun, pretends she was concentrating on her game the whole time.

Chessnut, having won three in a row, decides it's time for a coffee ... momentarily forgetting that you can't buy a decent cup a

Sub-lieutenant helpfully shows Greengrass which are the black squares, while Deputy Dawg 28 and Fists of Steel wonder whether tw

Deepnivek, sporting a rather natty mini-bicycle on his back, concentrates hard against LuckyTramp.

Retiarius warns off the hungry photographer.

While the chessworld social is in full swing, a man in a blue t-shirt walks up the stairs.