It is White to move in the initial position.
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It is White to move in the initial position.
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...itialarray.jpg
1. c4
(Diagram follows later)
After White's first move. http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...hess/Move1.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ve2byWhite.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...Endofmove2.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ve3byWhite.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...Endofmove3.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ve4byWhite.jpg
Now, If EH had gone for Scholar's Mate, it would have been highly amusing. Playing the obvious over the tactical.
As it is, he just lost his queen for no reason
That's what I was thinking. It's probably no good after the first time you play this variant, but it could work brilliantly in the first game. After a single time, any good player would take care to block it, probably with a knight prepared to capture King's Bishop 2.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Yep, or any of a number of early alternatives, such as:
- Play P-K3 so that QxP is check but not mate, and your King can take the Queen
- Play P-KN3 so that when the Q goes to R5, you are told you have a pawn capture, and you help yourself to the Queen
- Play P-KB3 - normally a poor move but here it means that when the Queen goes to R5 you are told you are in check, and can block with P-KN3
Still, going a Queen down in the opening doesn't lose as easily in Kriegspiel as in regular chess, especially since the defender doesn't know what he took.
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...Endofmove4.jpg
The forced capture.
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ve5byWhite.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...Endofmove5.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ve6byWhite.jpg
The "Ammonia" Gambit :D
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...Endofmove6.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ve7byWhite.jpg
I can see EH trying it again with BH5 on his next move to see if the King is still open.
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...Endofmove7.jpg
We'll have to see. If he does, Black will be notified of a potential pawn capture.
Instead White chooses to castle.
A King can be an effective spy in Kriegspiel as you are notified if you are trying to move him into check, which gives you clues as to where opposing pieces are (though you do not know what you would be in check from).
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ve8byWhite.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...Endofmove8.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ve9byWhite.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...Endofmove9.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove10.jpg
About the only thing missing from Black's setup is what Black intends to do with the queen
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...e11byWhite.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove11.jpg
Both sides still sidling around. One approach to finding the enemy is to prepare a pawn advance with plenty of piece support hoping that when the pawn reaches the enemy lines a series of captures will take place resulting in material gain.
That seems to tbe the approach WES has taken. EH's last move is bold, I wonder what it will tell him.
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...e12byWhite.jpg
A deep foray into enemy lines...!
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove12.jpg
...which goes unpunished for now.
In some ways, White is almost at a disadvantage because black can settle back and arrange its defences whereas the onus is on White to move forward and engage.
Not really. That might be the case to some extent in chess, given that White's advantage of the initial move requires active play to exploit, and passive play is statistically worse for White than active, but in Kriegspiel the advantage of the tempo is largely dissipated by the fog of uncertainty, and you could say that White does not "have his initiative to defend" as it is said of chess. :)
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove13.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
14. Nf4 d6
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove14.jpg
Couple of moves to catch up on...
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
14. Nf4 d6
15. Nd5 Ng4
16. Nbc3 exd5
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove16.jpg
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
14. Nf4 d6
15. Nd5 Ng4
16. Nbc3 exd5
17. cxd5 Nce5
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove17.jpg
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1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
14. Nf4 d6
15. Nd5 Ng4
16. Nbc3 exd5
17. cxd5 Nce5
18. Reb1 c5
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove18.jpg
A slight novelty - White may make a pawn capture (dxc5 en passant).
He missed it - had EH played dxc6 it would have been announced as a successful move and "capture on c5", which might have provoked an urgent query. :D
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
14. Nf4 d6
15. Nd5 Ng4
16. Nbc3 exd5
17. cxd5 Nce5
18. Reb1 c5
19. Bf3 Nxd3
20. Rd1 Ngxf2
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove20.jpg
Black continues to grind White down. To be fair - as I now know - WES is no slouch over the board.
Ouch, that is sharp play from WES there. I wonder if EH will resign if he starts losing rooks?
To think, a simple scholar's mate up front could have finished this off before it started.
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
14. Nf4 d6
15. Nd5 Ng4
16. Nbc3 exd5
17. cxd5 Nce5
18. Reb1 c5
19. Bf3 Nxd3
20. Rd1 Ngxf2
21. Rf1 Ne1
22. Rxf2
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...e22byWhite.jpg
Elendil's Heir fights back...
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
14. Nf4 d6
15. Nd5 Ng4
16. Nbc3 exd5
17. cxd5 Nce5
18. Reb1 c5
19. Bf3 Nxd3
20. Rd1 Ngxf2
21. Rf1 Ne1
22. Rxf2 Nxg2
23. Rxg2
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...e23byWhite.jpg
23. Bxg2 would have been interesting - there would have been a check on the file and theoretically White could find a mating attack if Black wasn't careful. :)
I wonder if WES will start moving the Queen and Rooks into position?
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
14. Nf4 d6
15. Nd5 Ng4
16. Nbc3 exd5
17. cxd5 Nce5
18. Reb1 c5
19. Bf3 Nxd3
20. Rd1 Ngxf2
21. Rf1 Ne1
22. Rxf2 Nxg2
23. Rxg2 Bf1
24. Nd1 Bxg2
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove24.jpg
White loses more material. WES is going to have to use his major pieces now on the assumption that EH makes the obvious recapture. :)
Just seen EH's move - Knight: D1 to G2. That's one hell of a Knight he has there. :D
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
14. Nf4 d6
15. Nd5 Ng4
16. Nbc3 exd5
17. cxd5 Nce5
18. Reb1 c5
19. Bf3 Nxd3
20. Rd1 Ngxf2
21. Rf1 Ne1
22. Rxf2 Nxg2
23. Rxg2 Bf1
24. Nd1 Bxg2
25. Kxg2 h4
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove25.jpg
White has lost another exchange. The question is how Black - to all intents and purposes a whole Queen up - will make the material count.
1. c4 Nc6
2. e4 b6
3. Qh5 Bb7
4. Qxf7+ Kxf7
5. d3 g6
6. Nh3 e6
7. Be2 Bg7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Re1 a5
10. b3 h5
11. Ba3 Bh6
12. Bf8 Ba6
13. Bxh6 Rxh6
14. Nf4 d6
15. Nd5 Ng4
16. Nbc3 exd5
17. cxd5 Nce5
18. Reb1 c5
19. Bf3 Nxd3
20. Rd1 Ngxf2
21. Rf1 Ne1
22. Rxf2 Nxg2
23. Rxg2 Bf1
24. Nd1 Bxg2
25. Kxg2 h4
26. Kf1 h3
27. Rc1 Qg5
28. Rc2 Qg2+
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...ndofmove28.jpg
Looks like Black has it all to do after all. Best play for White is to attempt the King capture, which fails but tells him how the land lies, then play 29. Bxg2 when presumably 29. ... hxg2+; 30. Kxg2 (or 30. Rxg2). That leaves Black an exchange ahead with by no means an easy task ahead.
I wonder if WES will take the h2 pawn after the exchange