Chess on an Infinite Plane (hitthepin - vickalan)

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hitthepin

13. H(4,0)

vickalan

13.H(4,0)...R(10,10)


hitthepin

14. (0,5)x(1,6)

vickalan

14.(0,5)x(1,6)...Bx(1,6)


hitthepin
15. R(-1,-3)
vickalan

15.R(-1,-3)...N(3,6)


hitthepin

16. (2,3)

vickalan

16.(2,3)...(3,4)x(2,3)


hitthepin

Bx(2,5)

vickalan

17.Bx(2,5)...Bx(2,5)


hitthepin

19. Nx(2,5). I fear I’ve made a mistake.

JuergenWerner

So hawks are like kings but move 2 squares in any direction instead of 1?

captaintugwash
JuergenWerner wrote:

So hawks are like kings but move 2 squares in any direction instead of 1?

No, they're more like knights, but instead of jumping in an L shape, they jump in a straight line, moving either two or three squares.

vickalan

Here's a diagram of the hawk's moves (to help visualize it):

vickalan

18.Nx(2,5)...Q(1,5)+

hitthepin

19. B(4,2) 

vickalan

19.B(4,2)...Qx(2,5)


hitthepin

20. Hx(2,3)

vickalan

20.Hx(2,3)...Q(2,8)


hitthepin

21. H(2,2)