Fool’s Mate- Blame it on chess

God, the famous mathematician with a borderless mind, was minding his own job, busy expanding the time-space with a sextant in his left hand, and a protractor leaned against His chin.


God’s child, called Devil, an aspiring psychologist, had no subjects and no other distraction than examining the small terrarium designed in the Garden of Eden for Adam and Eve.

Several times has God been distracted from his work by the naughty Devil, who was grounded for almost half eon for slipping a talking serpent into the peaceful Garden of Eden.

There’s no such thing as a talking serpent, roared God, missing some tweaks in the time-space entanglement, creating a few too many black holes in its fabric. But, Devil was not ready to give in just yet: after all, he was a lover of variables and moderators. So, he challenged God to a chess match: were he to win, Devil would be allowed to change just one thing in the human mind.

So, there they were: a burned-out parent and an overcharged child, facing each other across the chessboard.

The match was barely starting when God was distracted by two colliding singularities. So, poor Devil, what was he to do? He took the chance to use the fool’s mate and win the match in less than two nanoseconds.

As you won, you can now state your request, said God, calmly, his logical trait kicking in swiftly.

— I want Adam and Eve and all their descendants to forget the truth about death.

And so, human history began…