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Chess Partners Needed
Purple Panda Cat’s Eye is looking for an opponent for a game of online chess.
bookworm wants to play Capablanca-style chess. (That’s the version with two extra pieces, described a couple of dozen threads below.)
Anyone up for either of them?
Turbo Chess: fireandhemlock1996 vs. RoseQuartz
This is the game played entirely with kings, queens, and pawns. Read more »
Weird Chess Experiments
One nice thing about this new chess software is that it can handle non-standard layouts like these: Read more »
New Way to Play Chess on the Blog
We’ve found some software that lets you enter moves with your mouse, directly on the board. Just click on the piece you want to move, and then on the square to which you want to move it. Easy, no? Try it!
This board won’t save your moves for other people to see. (At least, the documentation says it won’t. We can’t tell.) To make it do that, you need a MuseBlog chessplayer’s account with a password. Then you could log in and play your opponent without having to post your moves for an Administrator to enter. We can make those accounts if there’s enough interest. Note that a valid email address is required.
What do you think? Comments, please:
MuseBlog Chess, v. 4
Most games on previous chess threads have gone inactive. We’ll move those still in progress to this thread to keep them visible.
Board 1: The Bookworm (White) vs. earthgirl Robert (Black)
###pgn###
1. d4 g5
2. e3 h6
3. c3 Nc6
4. g3 Bg7
5. a3 d5
6. Nf3 Nf6
7. Bd2 a6
8. Bd3 Bh3
9. Bf1 Bxf1
10. Rxf1 Qd7
%%%pgn%%%
###pgn###
1. d4 g5
2. e3 h6
3. c3 Nc6
4. g3 Bg7
5. a3 d5
6. Nf3 Nf6
7. Bd2 a6
8. Bd3 Bh3
9. Bf1 Bxf1
10. Rxf1 Qd7
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 2: bookgirl_me (White) vs. Robert (Black)
###pgn###
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nc3 Nc6
4. d3 Bb4
5. Bd2 d6
6. a3 Bc5
7. Be2 Nd4
8. O-O 0-0
9. Be3 Nxf3+
10. Bxf3 Bxe3
11. f2xe3 c6
12. d4 Re8
13. d4xe5 d6xe5
14. Qd3 Ng4
15. h3 Qxd3
16. c2xd3 Nxe3
17. f1e1 Nc2
18. Ra1c1 Nxe1
19. Rxe1 Rd8
20. Bg4 Bxg4
21. h3xg4 Rxd3
22. Rd1 Rxd1+
23. Nxd1 Rd8
24. Ne3 Rd4
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 3: SyllabubSequoia (White) vs. Logogeo96 Cromwell(OB2012) (Black)
###pgn###
1. Nh3 d5
2. a4 e5
3. Nc3 c6
4. g4 f6
5. e3 Be6
6. Bg2 Bd6
7. f3 g5
8. Ra3 f5
9. Nxg5 Bxa3
10. b2xa3 Qxg5
11. Bh3 Qh4+
12. Ke2 Qxh3
13. Qf1 f5xg4
14. f3xg4 Qxg4+
15. Ke1 Nf6
16. Qxf6 Rf8
17. Qxe5 Nd7
18. Qd6 Bf7
19. d4 Bg6
20. Nd1 Qg2
21. Nf2 Qxf2+
22. Kd1 Qxc2+
23. Ke1 Qxc1+
24. Ke2 Qc2+
25. Ke1 Bd3
26. Qe6+ Kd8
27. Qg4 Rg8
28. Qxg8+ Kc7
29. Qg3+ Ne5
30. Qxe5+ Kd7
31. Qg7+
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 4: Raynpho (White) vs. LadyGaladrielRoseQuartz (Black)
###pgn###
1. e4 c6
2. Bc4 g6
3. Qf3 Nf6
4. Nc3 Nxe4
5. Qxe4 d5
6. Bxd5 c6xd5
7. Qxd5 Qxd5
8. Nxd5 g5
9. Nf3
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 5: Cello-Playing Mathematician (White) vs. Errata (Black)
###pgn###
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 6: Enceladus (White) vs. Sequoia (Black)
###pgn###
1. e4
%%%pgn%%%
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(For reference, the squares are coded like this:)
BLACK
WHITE
a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 b6 c6 c6 e6 f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
WHITE
Chess Lesson
Purple Panda and Robert are playing a game, with Robert annotating (talking about positions) as they go.
Purple Panda (White) vs. Robert (Black)
###pgn###
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nc3 Nc6
4. Bc4 Nxe4
5. Nxe4 d5
6. d3 d5xc4
7. d3xc4 d8xd1+
8. Kxd1 Bf5
9. Ng3 0-0-0+
10. Bd2 Bg4
11. Re1 Nd4
12. Re3 Bc5
13. Ne4 Nxf3
14. Nxc5 Nxd2+
15. Kc1 Nb3+
16. c2xb3 Rd1+
17. Kc2 Rxa1
18. f3 Bf5+
19. Ne4 Rd8
%%%pgn%%%
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Previously, Robert and Purple Panda analyzed Pan’s recent game with The Man for Aeiou (below). TMFA played White; Pan, Black. (The diagram shows a variation starting at White’s 16th move.)
###pgn###
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 e5xd4
4. Bb5 Qf6
5. O-O Bd6
6. Na3 a6
7. Bd3 Ne5
8. Re1 Nh6
9. Nxd4 Bc5
10. Na3b5 a6xb5
11. Nxb5 O-O
12. Re3 Bxe3
13. f2xe3 c6
14. Nd6 Qxd6
15. Bd2 Ne5g4
16. g3 Qf6
%%%pgn%%%
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(For reference, the squares are coded like this:)
BLACK
a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 b6 c6 c6 e6 f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
WHITE
MuseBlog Chess, v. 3
Maybe these games will move faster than the ones on v. 2.
Board 1: The Bookworm (White) vs. earthgirl Robert (Black)
(Moved to Chess, v. 4)
(Moved to Chess, v. 4)
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Board 2: Taiwan Hippo Fan (White) vs. The Man for Aeiou (Black)
###pgn###
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. Nf3 Nc6
4. Bc4 Qe7
5. Nb5 Nxe4
6. Nxc7+ Kd8
7. Nxa8 Ng5
8. O-O Nxf3+
9. Qxf3 f6
10. h3 Qd6
11. Bf7 Be7
12. Qh5 g6
13. Qg4 f5
14. Qc4 h5
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 3: Kokonilly (White) vs. peary moppins (Black)
###pgn###
1. d4 b6
2. e4 c5
3. Bf4 d6
4. Nf3 f6
5. Bb5+ Bd7
6. c4 e5
7. d4xe5 f6xe5
8. Bg5 Nf6
9. h4 h6
10. Nc3 h6xg5
11. g3 Be7
12. 0-0 a6
13. Ba4 Ng4
14. Nxg5 Rxh4
15. Bxd7+ Qxd7
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 4: LadyGaladriel (White) vs. Adeia ZestyLemon (Black)
###pgn###
1. b4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 Nxd4
4. h3 e5
5. Nxd4 e5xd4
6. Qxd4 Ne7
7. Qxd5
%%%pgn%%%
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(For reference, the squares are coded like this:)
BLACK
a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 b6 c6 c6 e6 f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
WHITE
Chess, Anyone?
We’re going to start a new game on the Chess thread if a Certain Person doesn’t move soon. Would anyone else like to play? If so, say so.
Thanks,
The Management
MuseBlog Chess, v. 2
We tried team chess the first time around, and it eventually turned into one-on-one games. This time, let’s start with two-player games.
Results so far:
Purple Panda vs. TMFA: 2-0
Midnight Fiddler vs. Agrrrfishi: …
Adeia vs. Red-tailed HAWK: …
Taiwan Hippo Fan Raynpho vs. ZVX: …
Eragon vs. Logogeo96
Board 1: Midnight Fiddler (White) vs. Agrrrfishi (Black)
###pgn###
1. a4 f5
2. c4 h5
3. Nc3 Rh6
4. b3 g5
5. a5 Nf6
6. e3 Bg7
7. a3
%%%pgn%%%
###pgn###
1. a4 f5
2. c4 h5
3. Nc3 Rh6
4. b3 g5
5. a5 Nf6
6. e3 Bg7
7. a3
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 2: The Man for Aeiou (White) vs. Purple Panda (Black)
Game over — Black won.
###pgn###
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 e5xd4
4. Bb5 Qf6
5. O-O Bd6
6. Na3 a6
7. Bd3 Ne5
8. Re1 Nh6
9. Nxd4 Bc5
10. Nb5 a6xb5
11. Nxb5 O-O
12. Re3 Bxe3
13. f2xe3 c6
14. Nd6 Qxd6
15. Bd2 Ne5g4
16. h3 Qh2+
17. Kf1 Qh1+
18. Ke2 Qxg2+
19. Ke1 Qf2++
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 3: Adeia (White) vs. Red-tailed HAWK (Black)
###pgn###
1. a4 e5
2. b3 d5
3. h3 Be7
4. d3 Nc6
5. g4 Bh4
6. Rh2 Bf6
7. f3 Bh4+
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 4: Raynpho (White) vs. ZVX (Black)
###pgn###
1. e4 Nf6
2. Nc3 e5
3. d3 Bd6
4. Nf3 O-O
5. Nb5 Nc6
6. h3 a6
7. c4 Nb4
8. Bd2 c5
9. Nxd6 Nh5
10. a3 Qf6
11. Nf5 g6
12. Nh6+ Kh8
13. a3xb4 Nf4
14. b4xc5 d6
15. Ng4 d6xc5
16. g4xf6
%%%pgn%%%
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Board 5: Eragon (White) vs. Logogeo96 (Black)
###pgn###
1. e4 b5
2. Nf3 Ba6
3. Qe2 b4
4. b3
%%%pgn%%%
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(For reference, the squares are coded like this:)
BLACK
a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8
a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7
a6 b6 c6 c6 e6 f6 g6 h6
a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1
WHITE
MuseMuseBlog Chess, v. 1
“Could we just do Muse Chess and get it over with?” –muselover
Request granted!
Muse Chess, Game 1: 30 June 2008 –
White: Bookworm, Alice, Hypatia, Purple Panda, Red-tailed HAWK, earthgirl, …
Black: IBCF, ZVX, The Man For Aeiou, Taiwan Hippo Fan
White: Bookworm, Alice, Hypatia, Purple Panda, Red-tailed HAWK, earthgirl, …
Black: IBCF, ZVX, The Man For Aeiou, Taiwan Hippo Fan
The game so far (double-check at the bottom of the thread — the GAPA may not have included the latest moves):
Game 1.1 — OVER, White Won
###pgn###
1. d4 d5
2. e3 Nf6
3. Bd3 c6
4. a4 Qd7
5. Qf3 e5
6. Ne2 e4
7. Bxe4 d5xe4
8. Qf4 Bd6
9. Qg5 Ng4
10. O-O c5
11. Qxg7 Rf8
12. Qxh7 Qc7
13. Qxe4+ Be6
14. d5 Bxh2+
15. Kh1 f5
16. Qxe6+ Kd8
17. e4 Qh7
18. Bg5+ Kc7
19. g3 f5xe4
20. d6+ Kc6
21. d7+ Kc7
22. d8(Q)+ Rxd8
23. Bf4+ Rd6
24. Qxd6+ Kc8
25. Qe6+ Kd8
26. Rd1+ Nd7
27. Bg5+ Kc8
28. Qe8+ Kc7
29. Bf4+ Ng4e5
30. Bxe5+ Nxe5
31. Qxe5+ Kc6
32. Qd6++
%%%pgn%%%
Game 1.2
###pgn###
1. d4 d5
2. e3 Nf6
3. Bd3 c6
4. a4 Qd7
5. Qf3 e5
6. Ne2 e4
7. Bxe4 d5xe4
8. Qf4 Bd6
9. Qg5 Ng4
10. O-O c5
11. Qxg7 Rf8
12. Qxh7 Qc7
13. Qxe4+ Be6
14. d5 Bxh2+
15. Kh1 Nf6
16. Qh4 Bxd5
17. Qxf6 Bc4
18. Nb1c3 Rg8
19. b3 Qc6
20. Qxc6+ Nxc6
21. b3xc4 Rh8
22. Nf4 Rd8
23. Nh3 Bb8
24. Nd5 f6
25. Nxf6+ Kf7
26. Bb2 Ne5
27. Bxe5 Bxe5
28. Rb1 Kxf6
29. f4 Bd6
30. Kg1 Rh7
31. Rb1d1 Ke7
32. Kf2 b6
33. Rh1 Rd8h8
34. Rh2 Rg7
35. Re1h1 Rf8
36. Ng5 Rxg5
37. g3 Rg5f5
38. Ra1 Be5
39. Ra3 Bb2
40. Rd3 Rh8
41. Rxh8 Bxh8
42. Rd5 Rf6
43. Rh5 Bg7
44. Rh7 Kf7
45. Rh5 Ke7
46. g4 Rd6
47. Rd5 Re6
48. Kf3 Rh6
49. Rh5 Rxh5
50. g4xh5 Ke6
51. e4 Kf6
52. Kg4 Bh6
53. f5 Ke5
54. Kf3 Bc1
55. Kg4 Kxe4
56. f6 Bh6
57. f7 Ke5
58. f8Q Bxf8
59. Kg5
%%%pgn%%%