Folk singer Pete Seeger sang "We were knee deep in the Big Muddy, The big fool said to push on."
There is no evidence that Seeger played chess, but his words could have referred to the adventures of White's Knight in the following game.
maestro_rabbittry01 - NARASIMHAREDDY123
10 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2025
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+
The Abrahams Jerome Gambit.
3...Kxf7 4.Qh5+ Ke6 5.Nf3
It will quickly become clear that the best line of play was 5.Qf5+ Kd6 and then 6.Nf3.
The Knight is headed toward misadventure.
5...d6 6.Ng5+
6...Kd7 7.Nf7 Qe8
The pin increases White's pain.
8.Qg4+
Get out while you can! Still, 8.Qf3 was for choice.
8...Ke7
9.Qxg7 Qxf7 10.Qxh8 Qxf2+ 11.Kd1 Bg4 checkmate
The Rook was poisoned.
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