Monster Chess

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Black will later need more firepower to Checkmate. Running the a and h pawns is part of a good plan.
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Thanks for the game!

I’ve seen made claim that the game has been analyzed as a win for Black. I’m not convinced. Demonstrating it becomes very challenging.
The power of tempi ! Two moves in hand is quite powerful for just the King and 4 pawns.

Nice. I came across the monster chess variant as more-or-less a joke. A friend of mine (irl) mentioned if I ever heard of "Monster Chess" - to which I had not. They then proceeded to explain the rules to me and mentioned how there were other variations like how many pawns White begins with. Even with White having all 8 pawns, I was somewhat skeptical that White had a theoretical "forced win" right from the start if they know the correct technique/ideas.
My friend and I played three games where I was Black and they were White with 8 pawns. I lost all three games, but we haven't played since. It was presented as a joke but they were upfront with me that White is supposed to win regardless of how Black plays (at least that was the claim made with White having all 8 pawns. I imagine White starting with 4 pawns might have been an attempt to level the playing field and give Black better chances at surviving).
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