7. Nd3
Black to move
bulldog chess with cat and mouse: togepi vs Rychessmaster1
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Sorry for missing that.
togepi played a move after I posted that board, so it's half his fault too!
7... Nd6
=0
togepi2468 wrote:
captaintugwash wrote:
togepi played a move after I posted that board, so it's half his fault too!
Sorry, I didn't notice.
It's cool, I should've spotted it. And besides, you have the disappointment of thinking you had a free bishop and then having it snatched away from you.
It's togepi's move from the position above. I know you already played Ng3, but it was illegal at that time, so you either need to play it again, or you can choose another move.
captaintugwash wrote:
...This is certainly the second game of this format though, so no problem here...
Ok, thanks. I didn't notice it has already been played. So both players said rated, so rated it is. Thanks for clearing it up and sorry to interrupt.
8. Ng3 Bf7
9. Qe2...
=0
No, the mouse needs to get out of the way first. If it were a witch, castling would be fine, since the witch is transparent to the rook.
9... c6
10. Bd4...
=0
Board tomorrow. Also if it's my move anywhere, I'll do that tomorrow too.
10... Bc7
11. Ci3 j5
=0
12. 0-0 j4
=0
13. Cg4 Qi5
14. Mf1...
=0
I was just about to go to bed but ok...
14... Bj3
15. Kj1 h5
16. Cf2...
16... Nb5
17. Be3
=0
17... Bxg3
18. Cxg3 Qxi2#
BLACK WINS! CONGRATULATIONS TO RYCHESSMATSER
rychessmaster1 wrote:
You had to play ixj3 and sac the cat
Yes. At first I thought Ch3 h4 Ci1 saves the cat (at the expense of the knight) while just about holding the position, but Bxi2+ followed by j3 and now the cat is lost.
A note on the mouse... if the white mouse were on i1, Qxi2 would still be legal, but it wouldn't be checkmate. It wouldn't even be check. The black queen does not threaten the white king, since it is now next to an enemy mouse. A mouse is a strong defensive piece when placed next to the king. It's also immensely powerful when placed in front of the enemy king's pawns, as FlyEagleFly can attest to.
tog took two goes, I didn't notice