I have a sneaking suspicion that they’re not playing standard chess…
The board is sideways, and Putin’s king and queen are swapped!
Is the board supposed to be vertical?
And Putin has about 300,000 extra pawns who he is all too happy to add to the board as cannon fodder.
There is no way the clown has ever seen an episode of dr who
Turnip: … I’ll give you my Dalak and my T-Rex for your Queen
Poutine: … nyet
Turnip: … Ok … I’ll throw in my Darth Vader
Poutine: … nyet
Turnip: … how about all that for your bishop?
Poutine: … nyet
Turnip: … OK … how about your rook?
Poutine: … nyet
Turnip: … Ok final offer … everything I just offered … PLUS!, my beloved Mr Potatohead (he’s a great guy, really great) … all that for one of your pawns?
Poutine: … dah
Turnip: … art of the deal