First move: White pawn, C2 to C4.
I make no claims to being a good, let alone a great, chess player.
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First move: White pawn, C2 to C4.
I make no claims to being a good, let alone a great, chess player.
You forgot that text can be seen on mouseover - fortunately it will not matter for very long.
After move 1, Lt. Vaudreuil can see this: (Black King included as the editor will not allow me to remove it, position not guaranteed in future of course.)
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...mWhiteside.jpg
Hey, thanks! Will you be doing that for each move? Otherwise I was gonna set up a board here at home to follow along.
White pawn, E2 to E4.
Yes, I will, now I know how this works :) .
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...mWhiteside.jpg
:: steeples fingers ::
Excellent.
White queen - D1 to H5.
White queen: H5 to F7.
Vulcan eyebrow lift.
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...mWhiteside.jpg
To date I have been showing the Black King on e8 with no guarantee that it is there; this time, given the announcement, you can be sure that it is not on d8. But remember, it is only the limitations of Chesspad that oblige me to admit it is on the board at all.
Did you think you had a bishop on c4?
No. I just thought that an early onslaught might bring a quick win. We shall see.
You now see this: http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...4Whiteside.jpg
Ah, well.
White pawn: D2 to D3.
Onwards and upwards. http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...mWhiteside.jpg
Knight: G1 to H3.
White bishop: F1 to E2.
I will now castle, which would leave the white king on G1, and the white rook on F1, correct?
Yes. Pic follows as soon as Photobucket obliges.
Thanks. White rook: F1 to E1.
White pawn. G2 to F3 to capture, if there's anything there.
You would be told if there was a pawn capture available.
Ah, I didn't realize that. OK, then:
White pawn, B2 to B3.
White bishop, C1 to A3.
White bishop, as far along the line from A3 to F8 as it can go before hitting something. When it hits something, stop there.
Or, if I can't give orders that way, White bishop, A3 to B4.
Let me know which order is acceptable, please.
The first order is acceptable, with the proviso that you will be told "You may not" once each for as many of the following are illegal, in order: Bf8, Be7, Bd6, Bc5 and Bb4 - and your opponent will also be able to hear this. If you're agreeable, I will execute this.
Very well, Mr. Malacandra, and thank you. Pray proceed.
12. Bf8 it is then, hitting nothing but fresh air all the way.
White bishop, F8 to H6, or stop and kill anything on the way.
White knight, H3 to F4.
Could you update the graphic, please? I'm away from home and my board.
Thanks. Didn't I lose both of my bishops, though?
No, your light bishop has moved once and then sat there - it's your queen that bought the farm.
OK, thanks.
White knight, F4 to D5.
White knight, B1 to C3.
White pawn to capture, C4 to D5.
Update the map for me, please...?
Thank you!
White rook, D1 to B1.
Do you mean "Re1 - b1"? You have no Rook on d1. :)
Oops. Yes. White rook, E1 to B1. Thanks!
White pawn, B3 to A4 - capture?
No. Two attempts remaining - if you list them in the order you want to try them, I will evaluate them in that order.
Hmm. OK... B3 to C4, or failing that, H2 to G3. Thanks.
No pawn captures, eh? Crap.
White bishop, E2 to F3.
White rook, B1 to D1.
Ahem. It's your move.
White king, F1 to F2.
See the thread.
May I have an updated graphic of the board, please?
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...foremove20.jpg
I took your move as "Kf2", moving it from g1 not f1 - but your King cannot move to f2.
Grr. Frustrating. OK:
Rook, D1 to F1.
Rook, F1 to F2.
Rook, F2 to G2.
Knight, C3 to D1.
Woohoo! Blood on the floor.
Knight, D1 to G2.
Rubbish. :D (Sorry for the delay)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Ooops. I was a square off.
King, G1 to G2.
Please update the graphic.
Thanks!
King, G2 to F1.
Rook, A1 to A3.
What, through your own pawn on a2?
D'oh! Sorry.
Rook, A1 to C1.
Rook, C1 to C2.
Bishop, F3 to G2. Capture?
King, F1 to G2.
Knight, D1 to E3.
King, G2 to H2.
OK, then....
Rook, C2 to H2.
It can't X-ray your King. :smack:
I don't understand. Sorry. You said my King couldn't make that move. Maybe you'd better update the board?
Your King is on g2 but cannot legally capture on h2 (hence "You may not") - whatever unit has occupied h2 is protected by another Black unit, type and location unknown, and the rules of Kriegspiel forbid self-check and warn you if you try to commit it. Meanwhile your Rook cannot move to h2 because your King is in the way. I can update the board for you, but not now (wrong computer).
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...foremove33.jpg
Here you are. I am showing a Black Rook on h2 because a capture has just taken place there and you are in check along the rank, and no possible capture on h2 could have exposed you to discovered check from your other side in the same move; hence, the unit on h2 must be checking you. The unit is not guaranteed to be a Rook but you can be checked on the rank only by a Rook or a Queen - you may be able to think of a move that would offer evidence that the unit is or is not a Queen, or you may not care. :)
Not shown is the unit that is protecting the "Rook". There are enough possibilities that I cannot give any further information.
By "in check along the rank," do you mean along the second row from D2 through H2? If so:
King, G2 to F1.
Yes, that's what it means. Sorry, as a chessplayer I'm not only used to "rank" and "file" but assume anyone else who can play chess is as well.
As you've no doubt realized by now, my dear Malacandra, I'm no chess expert. Thanks for guiding me through this ordeal, er, game.
My pleasure - and I hope you're still enjoying it. :)
Not so much. But what must be done, must be done.
King, F1 to E1.
King f1 to e1 is not valid, per the game thread (had there been an unguarded Rook or Queen there, it would have been). Remember, any move you attempt that does not get you out of check is rejected, but without any penalty to you.
Rook, C2 to G2.
You are in check along the rank - an enemy Rook or Queen is on the back line with your King. Rook to g2 cannot possibly influence this.
Knight, E2 to D1.
"e3 to d1" understood. This does not stop the check (it could be invalid if it exposed you to a second check at the same time as stopping the first, but that is impossible since the Knight's position is such that moving it cannot open a line against your King). Response in thread since your opponent is entitled to know you have attempted an illegal move, NTTAWWT.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Then I don't understand. Is it checkmate? If my king is in check and neither my knight nor my rook can kill the attacking piece or block it, and both the first and second rows are "under fire," is that not checkmate?
You do not know that the second rank is under fire this turn, only that it was last turn; nor do you know that the King cannot take on e1 or g1; all you do know is that you have at least one legal move, or I would have announced checkmate. (Gamepad, which I'm recording this game on, would have told me even if for some odd reason I'd not noticed that it was checkmate.)
OK, then. King, F1 to E1.
And now you know that this doesn't stop the check either...
You're toying with me.
King, F1 to G1.
No I'm not. This move too is illegal, which means you have now established that you are not being checked by an unprotected piece on g1 or e1, nor any kind of piece on a1 thru d1; but you are not checkmated. I'll leave it to you to draw whatever conclusions you can and add that the obvious implication is that at least one move of your King to the second rank is legal.
Please update the chart.
From the previous diagram, put your King at f1 and remove the Black Rook, which is not necessarily still at h2.
Holy crap.
King, F1 to E2.
That's valid.
King, E2 to D3.
Rook, C2 to G2.
Rook, G2 to G4.
Please update the chart.
Lieutenant, tactical display is on your screen. Black King's position is nominal.
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...foremove37.jpg
Thanks!
Pawn, A2 to A4.
Pawn, B3 to B4.
Pawn, A4 to A5.
I won't try to make the capture.
Pawn, A5 to A6.
Pawn, A6 to A7.
If I get a Queen, do you announce that to all?
No, there is no announcement. Assuming you move a7 to a8 next turn, specify which piece you wish to promote to.
Thanks. Gotta go for a Queen!
I will be out of town from Wednesday afternoon through late Friday and may not have Internet access (or much time). May we take a hiatus until then?
Pawn, A7 to A8. Woohoo!
Knight, E3 to F1.
If that wouldn't kill the piece that just put my King in check, King, D3 to C2.
Nf1 cannot be right - the check is on the longer of the diagonal running through d3, i.e. the b1 - h7 diagonal. Since you have a pawn on e4, you must be in check from a piece on c2 or b1.
Kc2 is illegal - you are either moving into another check there, or not moving out of the existing one.
Thanks.
King, D3 to C3. Failing that, King, D3 to C4.
Kc3 is valid.
I am much obliged to you, sir.
King, C3 to B2.
That is not legal (from context, an enemy piece is guarding that square).
King, C3 to B3.
Please update the chart. I thought my knight would still be blocking any attack along the rank.
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...mWhiteside.jpg
Black King's position is nominal, as before (editor will not allow me to show it on e8 as that would be illegal with White to move and your Queen on a8). Your Knight guarantees that you cannot be checked from e3 thru h3; nevertheless you are indeed in check along rank 3.
Oh, I see. Thanks.
King, B3 to C4.
Failing that, King, B3 to C2.
And failing that, King, B3 to A4.
Was I able to do: King, B3 to C4?
If so, Queen, A8 to A3.
(Aside: Yes, you were, or there would have been a "You may not" in the game thread.)
Crap. This is what I get for playing too late at night.
Knight, E3 to C2.
Just not my game.
King, C4 to D3.
Kc4-d3 is not legal. You must try another move.
King, C4 to D5.
d5 has one of your own pawns on it, which you can see in character, so I'll discount that as an attempt. The Queen and Knight have disappeared from the previous diagram and your King is on c4. Can I suggest you give me a list of attempted moves and I'll try them in order - if you are in trouble getting out of check, your opponent is entitled to know.
No, I'll just throw in the towel. Thanks for serving as our interlocutor.