Chess on an Infinite Plane (HorribleTomato - captaintugwash)

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captaintugwash

huh?

45. Q(-2,21)+ was correct.

HorribleTomato

Oh no I am so confused X_X Yeah I am a dodo when it comes to counting.

HorribleTomato

I am doubting myself

captaintugwash

Let's clarify this for vick's benefit, with my next move in bold...

 

43... Cx(5,4)

44. Cx(8,7)+ K(10,9)

45. Q(-2,21)+ G(9,10)

46. Q(22,21)+ P(12,11)

HorribleTomato

Q(22,9)+

captaintugwash

Nealry blundered... suppose I'd better wait for the board.

HorribleTomato

Still holding on at move 43 down a whole ton of pieces!!

captaintugwash

 You're playing well.

HorribleTomato

I'm guessing you were going to move your chancellor happy.png

captaintugwash

Yeah, still trying to figure out if it's safe. If it isn't, I've only got one other move, and that brings my king out of that nice little hole.

captaintugwash

 This is essentially the position in this section of the board...

(pawn on e8 is up one square, queen is further right)

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HorribleTomato

I may even scrape a draw from this...

captaintugwash

Again I think I can handle it, but I'm not moving yet. I'll take another look later after a break.

captaintugwash
HorribleTomato wrote:

I may even scrape a draw from this...

At the very least I think your win probablity is <1%.

HorribleTomato

Unless you blunder lots happy.png

captaintugwash
HorribleTomato wrote:

Unless you blunder lots

Blocking the queen check with the pawn rather than the rook, that's why I have a problem now.

HorribleTomato

We can all agree this game was crazy. You clearly had the upper hand, but again, COUNTERPLAY. evil.png

captaintugwash

Yeah there's so much material on the board that even heavily down, one can still cause problems. My defence has been mostly excellent, but not perfect. I feel like P(12,11) was my only mistake, and it might not have been a mistake, but certainly it was suboptimal.

HorribleTomato

I think I can shove you out of your cozy home anyhow. happy.png

captaintugwash

You've definitely done that.

 

I'm gonna follow my instinct and go for it. I think I can dodge the draw by blocking, but if I move my king I think you might be able to pull it off.

 

If you've got a draw here, well done.

 

47... C(11,9)