First Seirawan game

Game over due to Lahlie leaving the group. Game adjudicated as a win for black by arbiter.

Elephant: Moves like a knight or like a rook. (looks like an actual elephant, not like the standard piece.)

Hawk: Moves like a knight or a bishop. (looks like an actual bird, not like the standard piece.)

Idea from Lahlie, text from Wikipedia.

"The elephant and the hawk are introduced to the game in the following way: whenever the player moves a piece from its starting position (that hasn't already been moved), one of the pieces in hand may be placed immediately on the square just vacated. One cannot use the placing of an elephant or hawk to block check. If the player moves all his pieces from the first rank without placing one or both in hand pieces, he forfeits the right to do so. After castling, the player may put one of the pieces in hand on either the king's or the rook's square, but he may not place both pieces in hand in the same turn. Pawns may promote to a hawk or an elephant in this game (in addition to the normal chess pieces). When notating games in algebraic notation, the letter E is used for the Elephant and H for the Hawk. If the player places one of the two pieces on the board, it's written after a slash. For example, 1. Nc3/Eb1 means that the player moved his knight from b1 to c3 and placed the elephant on b1."

Post your move using algebraic notation. The first post (this one) will have a move list and a picture of the board. Every time I see a new post, I will update the picture of the board and turn it so that the side who's turn it is comes up in front. Make sure you track this topic so that you know when it is your move. As soon as you join the game post something so that I know. The game will begin as soon as we have 2 people ready to go. Have fun!

Players:

white: Lahlie  pieces in hand:

black: preachingforjesus  pieces in hand:

Move List:

1. d4  d5

2. Nf3  Bg4/Hc8

3. Bd2/Hc1 c5

4.  c4  Nf6

5.  Nc3/Eb1  cxd5

6.  Nxd4  e5

7.  Nf3 d4

8.  e3 dxc3

9.  Exc3 e4

10. Be2 exf3

11. Bxf3 Bc5

12. 0-0 Bxf3

13. Qxf3 Qxd2/Ed8!

14. Hxd2 Exd2

15. Qe2 Exd2

16.  Exd2 Hg4

17.  Ec3 Nc6

18.  h3 He5

19. Rfd1

20.  Eb5 b6

21.  Rfd1 0-0

22.  

It is hard to see some pieces - can you make the color of the squares deeper?

I probably won't be playing - just watching.

I made the light squares darker, if that helps.

d4

Fun, fun, fun!

 I appreciate you enthusiasm, but you don't have an opponent yet.

:), well, at least I have a move in mind. At Seirawan's site for the game is a photo of the Hawk and Elephant pieces on either side of a Queen. I think you could probably use them as the piece images, if you want. Here is where they are located, in case you want to take a look:

http://www.seirawanchess.com/index.html

Thank you, but I already got my own hawk and elephant pictures.

Ok. 

I'll play.

Is there a reason king and queen are switched?

Is the cooordinates standard? a1 lower right?

 Yes, reason being I messed up. I'll fix the error as soon as I can!

edit: OK fixed it. You can start the game now.

Is 1 d4 still  Lahlie's first move?

I don't know. Ask him.

Hi,

1. d4 is still my move. Thanks, Tim

1. ... d5

kF3

 "K" means king, which cannot go to f3. If you wish to put your knight onto f3, then notate that as Nf3. Thank you.

whoops. I was using Plutonician. Must make a note to self on that...

Nf3.

2. ... Bg4/Hc8

this is notation for bishop to g4 and place hawk at c8 right?

 Yes, that is the correct notation.