My first move:
1.f4
Bulldog Legacy (Game #2)
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You too.
2.Nf2
3.e3
Yes, in classical chess bringing out two or three knights early is not unusual. I believe 1.Nf3...Nf6 is considered a non-committal opening, because it can lead to variations such as the English Opening, King's Indian Attack, etc.? Somehow I just noticed your post, and it became late for me, so I'll play my move tomorrow (I wouldn't want to ruin this game for you by blundering).
4.Bh5
5.N(c1-d3)
vickalan wrote:
Yes, in classical chess bringing out two or three knights early is not unusual. I believe 1.Nf3...Nf6 is considered a non-committal opening, because it can lead to variations such as the English Opening, King's Indian Attack, etc.? Somehow I just noticed your post, and it became late for me, so I'll play my move tomorrow (I wouldn't want to ruin this game for you by blundering).
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Dariuscmk, I don't understand your "?".
For the game:
6.a3
7.g4
dariuscmk wrote:
vickalan wrote:
Yes, in classical chess bringing out two or three knights early is not unusual. I believe 1.Nf3...Nf6 is considered a non-committal opening, because it can lead to variations such as the English Opening, King's Indian Attack, etc.? Somehow I just noticed your post, and it became late for me, so I'll play my move tomorrow (I wouldn't want to ruin this game for you by blundering).
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Three Knights!!????
Oh.
8.Nxg4
9.Nxf6+
10.i3
11.Qg3
12.hxf7
(I don't think I've ever seen a position before with this many ways for one piece to be captured.)
13.Bf2
14.cxd3
"Bulldog Legacy Chess"
vickalan (white) vs. knig22 (black)
Backgound: This version of Bulldog starts with two fewer pieces for each color compared to other games of Bulldog. Also, instead of two rooks for each side, there is one rook and one guard. With fewer pieces the "a" and "j" files start with only a pawn on each side and no other pieces.
With twenty pawns total there may be increased chances for pawn promotions. Opportunities for creative and strategic play can be expected throughout the game - and as with all variant-chess games, opening play books and endgame tablebases have little or no value!
Board: 10 x 8 (see image below).
The pieces:
Guard (G): Moves and captures like a king. But no other penalty if attacked or captured.
(All other pieces move and capture the same as in classical chess).
Board Setup:
Note the position of black's king and queen are switched compared to classical chess. This is so the rook and guard are equal distance to each player's king and queen.
Castling
The rules of castling are similar as in classical chess, however, if castling king-side, the guard moves inward instead of a rook, as there is no king-side rook. On either side, the king still travels two squares. (Note since the board is wider, the king finishes farther from the corner of the board). The rook or guard always finishes adjacent to the king, so for white, the rook finishes on e1, or guard on g1. For black, the rook finishes on f1 or guard on d1. As usual when castling, all squares between the castling pieces must be unoccupied.
Other rules of this game are identical with rules of classical chess.