[Black's Turn 8] Minefield Chess

Thank you for your patience!

 It is currently Black's Turn. 

After the last variant I made ended so abruptly, I wanted to make another one. This one will hopefully be more fun and deviate from normal chess at a faster pace. This is my 3rd Chess Variant.

In this game of Chess, all pieces (other than Pawns and Kings) will leave behind a landmine when they move. Landmines do not move, but they will blow up when either player lands on them. When the landmine explodes, it captures both the piece that stepped on it and all orthogonally adjacent pieces, which may include other landmines. This can result in a chain reaction across the entire board if enough landmines are set up. Landmines only affect orthogonally adjacent squares, they don't affect diagonally adjacent ones.

In order to sign up to play this variant, please respond to this post telling me that you’d like to do so, along with a color preference if you have one.

I’m using the same regulation rules as before, and as everyone else. 3 days per move. (While moving faster is not required, it is very highly encouraged.)

I hope we have a good game! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Players

Black - @CunioXYZ - Unrated (1/3)

White - @SuryaVS - Unrated (0/3)

Ratings

Okay! You’ve been added!

And as for the definition of “orthogonal,” in this case, “orthogonally adjacent” means the squares adjacent to a certain square, that are immediately above, below, to the left of, or to the right of, the focus square, but not diagonally. Sort of like a “+” shape.

I'll play without a color preference

Woah, I thought we were gonna open the match! @SuryaVS immediately coming in here and playing Nf3!

Very well, then. Let's begin! I'm very excited to see how this will turn out.

@SuryaVS has played Nf3. @CunioXYZ, it's your turn. Please make your first move of the game!

Minefield Chess: When pieces (other than Pawns or Kings) move, they leave behind landmines. Landmines destroy everything that are orthogonally adjacent to them.

d5

Does the mine explode when the king castles through the square but doesnt land on it?

I should not have started this in the middle of a burnout. I had something to do today. Thank you so much for staying patient!

After making the requested moves, the board now looks like this. @CunioXYZ, it's now your turn. What will you do?

Also, this variant is Capture The King, so there's no check or checkmate. It's just the first person to kill the enemy King, so you can put yourself into check or keep yourself in check.

d4

@CunioXYZ plays d4! What will White do in return?

By the way, pawns can diagonally capture a land mine, which would explode it. I don't know why you'd do it, but it's an option.

Is the game a draw if both kings blow up at the same time?

I didn't consider that! Sure, if both Kings blow up at the same time, the game ends in a draw.