[ Variant "Chess4" ] [ Variant-Version "1.0" ] [ Notation-Style "c4pgn" ] [ Notation-Version "1.0" ] [ White "Inky" ] [ Silver "Blinky" ] [ Black "Pinky" ] [ Gold "Clyde" ] [ Date "2013.09.18" ] [ Date-Started "2013.09.18" ] [ Date-Ended "2014.02.20" ] [ White-Eliminated-By "Silver" ] [ Silver-Eliminated-By "" ] [ Black-Eliminated-By "" ] [ Gold-Eliminated-By "Silver" ] [ Result "0-3-1-2" ] [ Result-Second-Format "0-6-2-4" ] 1. k7 { M7 > K7 } { White } Nk3 { J1 > K3 } { Silver } d8 { B8 > D8 } { Black } h11 { H13 > H11 } { Gold } 2. Bk9 { N6 > K9 } Nd3 { E1 > D3 } Nc6 { A5 > C6 } Nf12 { E14 > F12 } 3. k10 { M10 > K10 } e4 { E2 > E4 } c4 { B4 > C4 } Qxk10 { G14 > K10 } 4. l9 { M9 > L9 } Nf4 { D3 > F4 } d4 { C4 > D4 } Qxk9 { K10 > K9 } 5. l8 { M8 > L8 } Ne6 { F4 > E6 } Bb8 { A9 > B8 } Qj10 { K9 > J10 } 6. Nl11 { N10 > L11 } Be2 { F1 > E2 } d10 { B10 > D10 } Qe10 { J10 > E10 } 7. Nl6 { N5 > L6 } O-O { G1 > E1 / D1 > F1 } d7 { B7 > D7 } { [A(Clyde) For Black's own sake, I hope he's not planning on ( 8. ... ... Bxi14 ), because that leaves him open to ( 9. ... Bxb5 ), which leads to the loss of a pawn and knight ( 9. ... Bxb5 Ra5 ... 10. ... Bxc6 ) followed by the loss of the ability to castle ( 10. ... ... Ka9 ) or a bishop trade ( 10. ... ... Bb7 ... 11. ... Bxb7 Qxb7 ). Although, Silver might avoid the bishop trade since there are more than two players to think about. ] } Qf10 { E10 > F10 } 8. Rn10 { N11 > N10 } Ng5 { E6 > G5 } Bxi14? { A6 > I14 } Kxi14?? { H14 > I14 } { [A(Clyde) I wish I could say I had some grand strategy here, but no; I just wasn't paying attention. :( ] } 9. Rxf10 { N10 > F10 } Bxl9?? { E2 > L9 } Bf4 { B8 > F4 } Nh13 { J14 > H13 } 10. Bm8 { N9 > M8 } Be2 { L9 > E2 } Qa6 { A7 > A6 } g12 { G13 > G12 } 11. Nj7 { L6 > J7 } Nh3 { G5 > H3 } Bb8 { F4 > B8 } Nd11 { F12 > D11 } 12. Rxf13 { F10 > F13 } Bxj7 { E2 > J7 } Qxg12 { A6 > G12 } Nf12 { D11 > F12 } { [A(Clyde) Well, that sucked. Have to move back to avoid checkmate by protecting H13... ] } 13. Rxh13 { F13 > H13 } Be2 { J7 > E2 } O-O-O { A8 > A6 / A4 > A7 } Bg13 { F14 > G13 } 14. Rxi13 { H13 > I13 } Bm10 { E2 > M10 } d11 { B11 > D11 } Kj14 { I14 > J14 } 15. Nk9 { L11 > K9 } Be2 { M10 > E2 } e11 { D11 > E11 } j12 { J13 > J12 } 16. Ri8 { I13 > I8 } j3 { J2 > J3 } xf12 { E11 > F12 } Bxf12 { G13 > F12 } 17. Ri14?? { I8 > I14 } Bj2 { I1 > J2 } Rxh11 { A11 > H11 } Rxi14 { D14 > I14 } 18. O-O { N7 > N5 / N4 > N6 } Bg5 { J2 > G5 } Rxm11 { H11 > M11 } Kj13 { J14 > J13 } 19. Ni10 { K9 > I10 } Bxm11 { G5 > M11 } Nc11 { A10 > C11 } d12 { D13 > D12 } 20. Nh8 { I10 > H8 } Bh6 { M11 > H6 } Nd13 { C11 > D13 } Bi9 { F12 > I9 } 21. Nf7 { H8 > F7 } Bj4 { H6 > J4 } Ra11 { A7 > A11 } Bj10 { I9 > J10 } 22. k5 { M5 > K5 } Bi3 { J4 > I3 } Rj11 { A11 > J11 } Rd14 { I14 > D14 } 23. l4?? { M4 > L4 } { [A(Clyde) Well, that's...interesting. I pretty much based my entire strategy for the previous move on the assumption that White would, you know, take the free rook that Black served up on a platter. ] } Ni4 { K3 > I4 } Qg11#g { G12 > G11 } Ki13 24. Bxj11 { M8 > J11 } j4 { J3 > J4 } e8 { D8 > E8 } Bh12 { J10 > H12 } 25. Nh8 { F7 > H8 } xk5 { J4 > K5 } Qe12 { G10 > E12 } Bg11 { H12 > G11 } 26. Bm8 { J11 > M8 } Rj1 { K1 > J1 } Bc7 { B8 > C7 } Rkg14 { K14 > G14 } 27. Bxi4 { M8 > I4 } k6 { K5 > K6 } Qxe13#g { E12 > E13 } Kh14 { I13 > I14 } { [A(Clyde) Really grasping at straws here...I'd like to think about Bi13 at some point, to protect myself from White's Queen; I thought about ( 27. ... ... ... Ki14 ) but I need the extra protection so I can do Rg13 to threaten White's Queen and still protect the piece...otherwise Black will get a lot more than a free Bishop. ] } 28. Bxk6?? { I4 > K6 } Bxn8 { I3 > N8 } Bxg11 { C7 > G11 } Rde14 { D14 > E14 } 29. Rxn8 { N6 > N8 } Rj4 { J1 > J4 } Bf12#g { G11 > F12 } Ki14 { H14 > I14 } 30. Bf11#bg { K6 > F11 } Rj5#w { J4 > J5 } e10 { D10 > E10 } Kj14 { I14 > J14 } 31. Kn6 { N5 > N6 } Qi1 { H1 > I1 } Bg11#g { F12 > G11 } Rxg11 { G14 > G11 } 32. Bk6 { F11 > K6 } Rxb5 { J5 > B5 } Qxe14#g { E13 > E14 } Ki13 { J14 > I13 } 33. Rn9 { N8 > N9 } Qxl4#w { I1 > L4 } Na7 { C6 > A7 } Re11 { G11 > E11 } 34. Kn7 { N6 > N7 } Rk5#b?! { B5 > K5 } { [A(Clyde::?!) Interesting that this wasn't ( 34. ... Ri5#bg ), although now that I think about it, it was probably deliberate; by not putting me in check, he enabled me to take Black's Queen (which is good for him). Still, this breathed new life into what was pretty much looking like an impending checkmate. Hold your ground! Hold your ground! Sons of Gold, my brothers, I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of Gold fails, when we forsake our Pawns and break all bonds of piece protection, but it is not this day. An hour of silver Rooks and shattered pawn structure, when the age of Gold comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we fight!! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand, men of the Gold!!! ] } Nb5 { A7 > B5 } Rxe14 { E11 > E14 } 35. Bxd13 { K6 > D13 } Rxb5 { K5 > B5 } Kb7 { A6 > B7 } Rj14 { E14 > J14 } 36. Rxb9#b { N9 > B9 } Rn5#w { B5 > N5 } Kc8 { B7 > C8 } k11 { K13 > K11 } 37. Km7 { N7 > M7 } Qxh8 { L4 > H8 } Kxb9 { C8 > B9 } d11 { D12 > D11 } 38. Bm4 { D13 > M4 } Rn9#b { N5 > N9 } Kc8 { B9 > C8 } k10 { K11 > K10 } 39. Bk6 { M4 > K6 } Qk5#w { H8 > K5 } c6 { B6 > C6 } j11 { J12 > J11 } 40. Kl7 { M7 > L7 } Rj1 { F1 > J1 } f10 { E10 > F10 } j10 { J11 > J10 } 41. l6 { M6 > L6 } Qn5#w { K5 > N5 } g10 { F10 > G10 } j9 { J10 > J9 } 42. Km8 { L7 > M8 } Qn7##w { N5 > N7 } h10 { G10 > H10 } Rk14 { J14 > K14 } 43. %s { White checkmated by silver and forced to pass } Ba6#b###w { E2 > A6 } Kc7 { C8 > C7 } j7 { J8 > J7 } 44. %%% Qn5 { N7 > N5 } Kd6 { C7 > D6 } j6 { J7 > J6 } 45. %%% Qi10#g { N5 > I10 } Ke5 { D6 > E5 } Kh12 { I13 > H12 } 46. %%% Rj4 { J1 > J4 } d6 { C6 > D6 } k9 { K10 > K9 } 47. %%% Rh4 { J4 > H4 } e7 { D7 > E7 } xl8 { K9 > L8 } 48. %%% Rxh10#g { H4 > H10 } Kxe4 { E5 > E4 } Kg11 { H12 > G11 } 49. %%% Rn11#g { N9 > N11 } f7 { E7 > F7 } Kf12 { G11 > F12 } 50. %%% Qi12#g { I10 > I12 } f8 { E8 > F8 } Kg13 { F12 > G13 } 51. %%% Rh13 { H10 > H13 } g8 { F8 > G8 } Kg14 { G13 > G14 } 52. %%% Rxd11 { N11 > D11 } Ke5 { E4 > E5 } Rh14 { J14 > H14 } 53. %%% Qe12#bg { I12 > E12 } e6 { D6 > E6 } Kf14 { G14 > F14 } 54. %%% Rd14##g { D11 > D14 } e4 { D4 > E4 } %s { Gold checkmated by Silver and forced to pass } 55. %%% Kd1###g { Gold eliminated by Silver } %% { Black resigns } 0-3-1-2 { Result: "Last Man Standing" scoring } 0-3-0-0 { Result: Incremental scoring }