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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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Moves 1 to 10
11. White - Queen to e2, takes Knight: Black - Knight to f6 12. White - Pawn on e5 to f6, takes Knight: Black - Queen takes Pawn on f6 13. White - Queen to e5: Black- 0-0 14. White - Queen to f6, takes Queen: Black - Rook to f6, takes Queen 15. White - 0-0: Black - Knight to a6 16. White - Bishop on c3 to d2: Black- Pawn to c5 17. White - Bishop to g5: Black - Rook to f7 18. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Rook to d7 19. White - Rook on f1 to e1: Black - Knight to c7
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Caissa
Shipmate
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. White - Bishop to g5: Black - Rook to f7 18. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Rook to d7 19. White - Rook on f1 to e1: Black - Knight to c7 20. White- Bishop to f4
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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Moves 1 to 10
11. White - Queen to e2, takes Knight: Black - Knight to f6 12. White - Pawn on e5 to f6, takes Knight: Black - Queen takes Pawn on f6 13. White - Queen to e5: Black- 0-0 14. White - Queen to f6, takes Queen: Black - Rook to f6, takes Queen 15. White - 0-0: Black - Knight to a6 16. White - Bishop on c3 to d2: Black- Pawn to c5 17. White - Bishop to g5: Black - Rook to f7 18. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Rook to d7 19. White - Rook on f1 to e1: Black - Knight to c7 20. White - Bishop to f4: Black - Rook on a8 to d8
Black is lost in any case and you should now be able to prove it.
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Caissa
Shipmate
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18. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Rook to d7 19. White - Rook on f1 to e1: Black - Knight to c7 20. White - Bishop to f4: Black - Rook on a8 to d8 21. White - Pawn takes c5
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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Moves 1-20
21. White - Pawn to c5, takes pawn: Black - Pawn to c4, takes pawn
Current Position
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Leorning Cniht
Shipmate
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21. White - Pawn to c5, takes pawn: Black - Pawn to c4, takes pawn 22. White - Bishop to c6
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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Request permission from the Host and other players to continue to play Black. No one else seems interested, not surprisingly. Black's position is very bad. But I'm happy to see it through to the bitter end. And the next few moves contain some interesting possibilities.
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Sipech
Shipmate
# 16870
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I'll carry on on the black ship.
Moves 1-20
21. White - Pawn to c5, takes pawn: Black - Pawn to c4, takes pawn 22. White - Bishop to c6: Black: Rook to f7
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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Alternatively, there is only one move by the Black Rook on d7, currently attacked by the Bishop on c6, which avoids the loss of the exchange and continues to defend the Knight on c7. One of you might be prepared to find that move and make it. Then I'd be able to come in for another three moves for Black.
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Barnabas62
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Thanks, Sipech. Yes, that's the move!
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Leorning Cniht
Shipmate
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Moves 1-20
21. White - Pawn to c5, takes pawn: Black - Pawn to c4, takes pawn 22. White - Bishop to c6: Black: Rook to f7 23. White - Pawn to b6, takes pawn
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Sipech
Shipmate
# 16870
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Moves 1-20
21. White - Pawn to c5, takes pawn: Black - Pawn to c4, takes pawn 22. White - Bishop to c6: Black: Rook to f7 23. White - Pawn to b6, takes pawn: Black - Pawn takes Pawn on b6
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Caissa
Shipmate
# 16710
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21. White - Pawn to c5, takes pawn: Black - Pawn to c4, takes pawn 22. White - Bishop to c6: Black: Rook to f7 23. White - Pawn to b6, takes pawn: Black - Pawn takes Pawn on b6 24. White- Bishop to c7 takes Knight
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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Moves 1-20
21. White - Pawn to c5, takes pawn: Black - Pawn to c4, takes pawn 22. White - Bishop to c6: Black: Rook to f7 23. White - Pawn to b6, takes pawn: Black - Pawn takes Pawn on b6 24. White -Bishop to c7, takes Knight: Black - Rook to c7, takes Bishop
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Caissa
Shipmate
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22. White - Bishop to c6: Black: Rook to f7 23. White - Pawn to b6, takes pawn: Black - Pawn takes Pawn on b6 24. White -Bishop to c7, takes Knight: Black - Rook to c7, takes Bishop 25. Black- Rook to e6, takes pawn [ 16. June 2016, 18:13: Message edited by: Caissa ]
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Leorning Cniht
Shipmate
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Assuming that's not Black trying to recover some ground by making two moves in a row, we'll call it a move for White
22. White - Bishop to c6: Black: Rook to f7 23. White - Pawn to b6, takes pawn: Black - Pawn takes Pawn on b6 24. White - Bishop to c7, takes Knight: Black - Rook to c7, takes Bishop 25. White - Rook to e6, takes pawn: Black - Rook to d2
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Caissa
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23. White - Pawn to b6, takes pawn: Black - Pawn takes Pawn on b6 24. White - Bishop to c7, takes Knight: Black - Rook to c7, takes Bishop 25. White - Rook to e6, takes pawn: Black - Rook to d2 26. White Rook to b1
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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Moves 1-20
21. White - Pawn to c5, takes pawn: Black - Pawn to c4, takes pawn 22. White - Bishop to c6: Black: Rook to f7 23. White - Pawn to b6, takes pawn: Black - Pawn takes Pawn on b6 24. White -Bishop to c7, takes Knight: Black - Rook to c7, takes Bishop 25. White - Rook to e6, takes pawn: Black - Rook to d2 26. White - Rook to b1: Black - King to f7
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Caissa
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24. White -Bishop to c7, takes Knight: Black - Rook to c7, takes Bishop 25. White - Rook to e6, takes pawn: Black - Rook to d2 26. White - Rook to b1: Black - King to f7 27. White- Rook on b1 to e1
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Sipech
Shipmate
# 16870
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Moves 1-20
21. White - Pawn to c5, takes pawn: Black - Pawn to c4, takes pawn 22. White - Bishop to c6: Black: Rook to f7 23. White - Pawn to b6, takes pawn: Black - Pawn takes Pawn on b6 24. White - Bishop to c7, takes Knight: Black - Rook to c7, takes Bishop 25. White - Rook to e6, takes pawn: Black - Rook to d2 26. White - Rook to b1: Black - King to f7 27. White- Rook on b1 to e1: Black - Rook takes Pawn on b2
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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Moves 1-20
21. White - Pawn to c5, takes pawn: Black - Pawn to c4, takes pawn 22. White - Bishop to c6: Black: Rook to f7 23. White - Pawn to b6, takes pawn: Black - Pawn takes Pawn on b6 24. White - Bishop to c7, takes Knight: Black - Rook to c7, takes Bishop 25. White - Rook to e6, takes pawn: Black - Rook to d2 26. White - Rook to b1: Black - King to f7 27. White- Rook on b1 to e1: Black - Rook takes Pawn on b2 28. White - Bishop to d5
Quite nice to be able to change sides! I think this works but I'll play it quickly.
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Caissa
Shipmate
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That's the move I would have played Barnabas if I had not exhausted my 3 moves in a row.
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Caissa
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I don't see any viable moves for Black.
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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Black must move his King to avoid the double-check (or discovered check) from the Bishop. I think White can then swop off a pair of Rooks, capture the Black pawn on c4 with the Bishop, and defend the white pawn on a2. The resulting simplified position looks like an easy end-game win for White, who emerges a whole piece ahead with equal pawns.
I haven't looked at all the variations, but that's what I can see. [ 17. June 2016, 14:02: Message edited by: Barnabas62 ]
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Sipech
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I'd be willing to offer Black's resignation.
It was materially level up until move 11 with Black having the better position, but the sacrifice of the knight on f6 has been well exploited by white which has remained error-free.
I considered rook taking bishop for the last move, in anticipation of white moving to either d5 or e8, but that would only string out black's demise for longer.
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
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I'd be willing to accept black's resignation.
Shall we try a new game ?
Doublethink
Circus Host
(Note to self, set up chess board to follow moves - flipping between tabs does your head in.)
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Barnabas62
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Agreed. I made the last opening move so I reckon it's someone else's try.
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moonlitdoor
Shipmate
# 11707
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1. White - Pawn to c4
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Caissa
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1. White - Pawn to c4 Black - pawn to g6
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Barnabas62
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4
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Caissa
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6
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Leorning Cniht
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6 3. White - Knight to c3
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Barnabas62
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6 3. White - Knight to c3: Black - Bishop to g7
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Leorning Cniht
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6 3. White - Knight to c3 : Black - Bishop to g7 4. White - Pawn to e4
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Barnabas62
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6 3. White - Knight to c3 : Black - Bishop to g7 4. White - Pawn to e4 : Black - Pawn to d6
We look as though we have the first few standard moves of the Kings Indian Defence. MCO might even come in handy!
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Caissa
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I have a few volumes of ECO sitting next to my chess board here at work. It could also become some type of Pirc.
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moonlitdoor
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6 3. White - Knight to c3 : Black - Bishop to g7 4. White - Pawn to e4 : Black - Pawn to d6 5. White - Knight to f3
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Leorning Cniht
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6 3. White - Knight to c3 : Black - Bishop to g7 4. White - Pawn to e4 : Black - Pawn to d6 5. White - Knight to f3 : Black - 0-0
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moonlitdoor
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6 3. White - Knight to c3 : Black - Bishop to g7 4. White - Pawn to e4 : Black - Pawn to d6 5. White - Knight to f3 : Black - 0-0 6. White - Bishop to e2
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Caissa
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6 3. White - Knight to c3 : Black - Bishop to g7 4. White - Pawn to e4 : Black - Pawn to d6 5. White - Knight to f3 : Black - 0-0 6. White - Bishop to e2Black- Pawn to c5
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Barnabas62
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Pretty sure we're still in "the book". I'm away until Friday pm - this comes courtesy of my iPhone 4 - so I'll be kibitzing rather than moving. Our format would be a bit much for these tiny virtual keys ...
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Leorning Cniht
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6 3. White - Knight to c3 : Black - Bishop to g7 4. White - Pawn to e4 : Black - Pawn to d6 5. White - Knight to f3 : Black - 0-0 6. White - Bishop to e2 : Black - Pawn to c5 7. White - 0-0
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moonlitdoor
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1. White - Pawn to c4: Black - Pawn to g6 2. White - Pawn to d4 : Black- Knight to f6 3. White - Knight to c3 : Black - Bishop to g7 4. White - Pawn to e4 : Black - Pawn to d6 5. White - Knight to f3 : Black - 0-0 6. White - Bishop to e2 : Black - Pawn to c5 7. White - 0-0 : Black - Pawn takes Pawn on d4
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Caissa
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3. White - Knight to c3 : Black - Bishop to g7 4. White - Pawn to e4 : Black - Pawn to d6 5. White - Knight to f3 : Black - 0-0 6. White - Bishop to e2 : Black - Pawn to c5 7. White - 0-0 : Black - Pawn takes Pawn on d4 8. White- Knight takes pawn on d4
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Caissa
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I can't make the next move. Has the appetite for crowd sourced chess diminished?
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moonlitdoor
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3. White - Knight to c3 : Black - Bishop to g7 4. White - Pawn to e4 : Black - Pawn to d6 5. White - Knight to f3 : Black - 0-0 6. White - Bishop to e2 : Black - Pawn to c5 7. White - 0-0 : Black - Pawn takes Pawn on d4 8. White- Knight takes pawn on d4 : Black Knight (b8) to d7
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Caissa
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5. White - Knight to f3 : Black - 0-0 6. White - Bishop to e2 : Black - Pawn to c5 7. White - 0-0 : Black - Pawn takes Pawn on d4 8. White- Knight takes pawn on d4 : Black Knight (b8) to d7 9. White: Bishop to g4
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Caissa
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Shall we abandon this game?
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Caissa
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Going, going....
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