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[Totally Nyx 36,180]

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I think it's actually time to start planning for a victory haha it's already been 68 moves haha 

 

 

 

[Totally Nyx 36,180]

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That moment when I come to the middle of a chess game.

i legitimately love chess though

[Trottermare Galamane 12,005]

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Check!!!

 

 

 

 

 

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That moment when I come to the middle of a chess game.

i legitimately love chess though

I'll give you a game of chess at some point if ya like or  will give you one if you reply to his status updates ¦ ) https://mlpforums.com/statuses/user/17509-the-dragon-returned/?status_id=785401

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[Trottermare Galamane 12,005]

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Hay I think you posted the wrong one as my knight just took your pawn? (i fix it)

 

 

 

Edited November 9, 2016 by Trottermare Galamane

[Totally Nyx 36,180]

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Hay I think you posted the wrong one as my knight just took your pawn? (i fix it)

I looked back at it and I think you may have accidentally made 2 plays. Your knight took my pawn and your pawn moved to put my king in check. I didn't notice that at first.

[Untitled Goose Q 5,137]

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We need a dedicated chess club here. President: Me

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Edited November 9, 2016 by Flutter Feri

[Untitled Goose Q 5,137]

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We need a dedicated chess club here. President: Me

[FortyTwo42 1,287]

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Check!!!

 

 

 

 

 

I'll give you a game of chess at some point if ya like or  will give you one if you reply to his status updates ¦ ) https://mlpforums.com/statuses/user/17509-the-dragon-returned/?status_id=785401

I confirm that, as Absolutely Not Totally Not Lyra said, you made two moves at the same time here, (g3+ and Nxc7). I think you should rewind to this move as Trottermare decides which move he wants to do.

 

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That moment when I come to the middle of a chess game.

 

[insert awesome picture 42 couldn't include in this quote because it broke 42's message somehow here]

 

i legitimately love chess though

I really like chess too! But in a bit of a weird way. I really enjoyed the strategic nature of chess, in how there are so many different ways to create threats and respond to your opponent's threats. But I started to lose interest in it when I got to the point where, in order to keep getting better, I had to start memorizing lots and lots of openings. It took away from the tactical part of the game, and made each individual chess game feel too similar to me.

 

But then I found out about Chess960, which I now love more than regular chess. By randomizing opening positions, memorizing openings is now completely impractical (you still could theoretically, but you have 960 times the number of moves to memorize!). So, the game puts much more emphasis on the tactics and creativity of each player, and it helps give each game a lot of variety. Basically everything I liked about chess originally when I was less skilled. And it does all this while retaining many of the original aspects of chess, such as castling and having opposite-coloured bishops.

 

If anyone wants to challenge me, I'd be happy to play a game of chess against you, whether it's normal chess, chess960, or some other crazy variant! Let this thread be nothing but chess battles as we count! (Although I am busy these days so I probably won't be responding as quickly as Trottermare and Not Lyra are)

 

In case you didn't see the start of their game, Not Lyra and Trottermare are playing a Chess960 game I generated for points. And for some reason, I'm having way too much fun translating their game into algebraic notation, so here's their game so far:

Starting position: N/Q/B/N/R/B/K/R

1. c4 e5

2. g4 Re6

3. Nb3 Rf6

4. d4 exd4

5. Nxd4 Bb4

6. Nc3 Bc5

7. g5 Rb6

8. Ncb5 c6

9. Nb3 Bb4

10. Bd2 Bxd2

11. Nxd2 cxb5

12. cxb5 Qf4

13. Ne4 d5

14. Ng3 Qxg5

15. Rc1 Bd7

16. h4 Qg4

17. Bh3 Qxh3

18. Rxh3 Bxh3

19. Nf5 h5

20. Ne7+ Kf8

21. Nc8 Rg6+

22. Kh2 Bg2

23. Qd3 Be4

24. Qe3 Rg4

25. f3 d4

26. Qa3+ Kg8

27. fxg4 hxg4

28. Ne7+ Kh7

29. Nc8 f5

30. Rf1 Ne6

31. Nd6 Bd5

32. Rxf5 Nac6

33. Qxa7 g5

34. b6 gxh4

35. bxc7 (then g3+ or Nxc7?)

 

[Untitled Goose Q 5,137]

Oh, I never bother memorizing openings, it's too much hassle.

 

https://lichess.org/ifnCp7RG

 

Now!

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I looked back at it and I think you may have accidentally made 2 plays. Your knight took my pawn and your pawn moved to put my king in check. I didn't notice that at first.

sorry pal I honestly don't know what happened there.....the software doesn't even let you make 2 moves so I don't know. 

 

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