Chess on an Infinite Plane (captaintugwash - gyrados06)

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captaintugwash

This is the same town from google maps...

vickalan

Wow, that flooding is unbelievable. Now I know what you mean when you said Upton-upon-Severn becomes an island. I bet everyone there buys lots of groceries before big storms!

vickalan

17.H(2,5)+...K(5,9)
18.Hx(5,5)...(0,5)
(Black material lost: NP)      (White material lost: N)

captaintugwash

My Mom stocks up on wine!

captaintugwash

19. Hx(1,5)

vickalan
captaintugwash wrote:

My Mom stocks up on wine!

lol - good idea!happy.png

vickalan

19.Hx(1,5)
(Black material lost: NPP)      (White material lost: N)

gyrados06

Q(4,6)

captaintugwash

This got ugly fast.

20. H(1,3)+

gyrados06

K(5,10)

After this exchanged I will have knight and hawk versus queen but with some quite active pieces. I think I have compensation even though I am down in material.

captaintugwash

I think I can save the knight.

21. Hx(4,6)

captaintugwash

Hmm maybe not, I overlooked one resource you have. 

vickalan

19.Hx(1,5)...Q(4,6)
20.H(1,3)+...K(5,10)
21.Hx(4,6)
(Black material lost: QNPP)      (White material lost: N)

gyrados06

BxH

vickalan

21.Hx(4,6)...Bx(4,6)
(Black material lost: QNPP)      (White material lost: HN)

captaintugwash

22. H(5,8)+

gyrados06

K(6,9)

vickalan

22.H(5,8)+...K(6,9)
(Black material lost: QNPP) (White material lost: HN)

captaintugwash

23. H(8,11)+

captaintugwash

For the electric work, it looks like I'll be at a rented cottage for the first week, and my Mom's for the second week, so as things stand I don't anticipate needing to take vacation, but I'm still keeping my options open for that second week.