The retro speedrunning community rules. The world record runner for Chessmaster on the NES is not only encouraging me to beat her time, but actively sharing new strategies and diving into the RAM in her capacity as a TAS'er for more info to help me and other runners like me.

Shout-outs to ShesChardcore for this and many other awesome moments.

The grind is going well, by the way. I'm just 2 frames slower than the record now!