B vs. N Game #1

Hello, chess.commers!

This forum is devoted to a certain chess game that tackles at the question "Which is better: bishops or knights?".

Here is the game info below:

White: VULPES_VULPES

Black: 2a3a1a

Starting position:

Rules and other stuff:

- Only the two players (VULPES_VULPES and 2a3a1a) may call out the official moves, which must be written in algebraic notation in bolded green size 7 font.

- each player gets THREE DAYS to move. Upon a timeout, any observer of the game is free to take over.

- Kibitzing is allowed, but no posting suggestions or variations should be visible to the players. Specific moves or square names cannot be posted by those who are not playing the game, but broad self-analysis is allowed (i.e. "Black might double bishops to pressure that pawn" instead of "Black might double bishops on the a1-h8 diagonal to pressure the d4 pawn").

- any sort of engine use by any one of the players is not allowed.

- there cannot be more than one queen on the board for each player at a time.

- the board position will be updated every half-move.

- alerts will be announced in RED SIZE 5 FONT IN ALL CAPITALS

Stay tuned and enjoy the game!

WHITE TO MOVE

1. e4

Thanks for pointing that out.

Jeez, I must be getting old...

Two questions:

1. Can you castle?

2. Can you promote a pawn to something else rather than bishop/knight (if you are the bishop/knight player respectively)?

1. No, you cannot castle

2. Never thought of that! I'm gonna have to say yes, because there might be a case where a queen could mean the difference between a loss and a win. That rule is also fair to the knight-player in the endgame.

Hey, if I ever lose,( I'm betting I will) then please some other powerful chess.commer is going to kick in!

All right?

1. ... b6

Expect my next moves within 5 days unless something happens that is not good!

Okay.

1. e4 b6

2. Nfg3

Sure, but my strength is pretty low compared to both you and Vulpes_Vulpes

BTW, where's Decryption #6?

I haven't gotten around to it....

I suspect black has some 100 move forced win btw. I am not trolling, I love the knights to no end, but the bishop octuo is guarrantees domination one way or another.

Please write the move in green, thanks.

1. e4 b6

2. Nfg3 c5

3. c4

I tried an engine bullet tournament with the same position. Even if the white knights had the initiative, they were still evaluated as half a pawn down. Not that bad.

Aren't there only 7 bishops?

There are also seven knights.

VULPES_VULPES wrote:

2a3a1a wrote:

Expect my next moves within 5 days unless something happens that is not good!

Okay.

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Sorry about breaking the rules! I'll try to stick with the old one.