Caissa's Muse, by Rigel (G)

Rec Category: Gen

Pairing: none
Categories: gen, Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, Sam and Daniel friendship, team, Jacob Carter, humor
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: linnet_101
Author's Website: unknown
Link: Caissa's Muse

Why This Must Be Read: This charming fic is new and shiny and compelled me to rec it as soon as possible. :)

It's early season Sam and Daniel – one of my favorite incarnations. Jack convinces Sam to try playing chess with Daniel, and despite her mathematical logorithms and scientific methods, she keeps losing – and it's driving her insane!

I loved Daniel's battered magnetic chess set, tucked into his pack for missions. Sam, increasingly frustrated, gets well-intentioned but contradictory advice on How To Beat Daniel At Chess from Jack, and from Jacob, and from Teal'c. There's humor and teaminess and banter and great characterization, until Sam finally learns exactly why it's highly unlikely that she'll ever win a chess game against Daniel... or poker, for that matter!

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