Felt like 400 moves
Chess on an Infinite Plane (HorribleTomato - captaintugwash)
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Mar 15, 2018
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The guard is special because, other than the king and the queen, it is the only piece in infinite that attacks all the squares directly adjacent to it. Very few pieces in the whole variant world do this: elite-guard from Waterloo, elephant from musketeer, the Amazon. But it does move kind of slow.
captaintugwash wrote:
Felt like 400 moves
Well than I survived tugwash for 400 moves!
I'm lazy. I wouldn't bother looking for these pieces.
lol
I can't believe this game ended at post #382, and the discussion has continued for at least 20 more comments. It reminds me of a book where the main character dies, and then the book goes on for five more chapters.
It was an amazing game. Tug was seriously harassed by Tomato, but once Tug gets free, a well placed queen and chancellor quickly delivered checkmate on White. Tug summarized it best by this:
"...amusing that tomato gave me the runaround with the queen and the chancellor for what felt like an eternity, while I took two moves. Of course I had much more defense."
Here are medals for both Tug and Tomato:
53. QxH+ N(8,10)...
54. C(2,0) also loses to 54... Qx(6,2)+ followed by C(5,-1)#
No, Tomato didn't have a draw. 54. Q(1,4) was a blunder, because only now do I have mate in two, but 54. C(2,0) is no better. He either has to play 54. G7,0) or 54. P(8,3), giving his king room. If he moves the guard, he's surely losing it. I can't remember now but it doesn't look good.
As for 54. P(8,3), I can't see at a glance how I force the issue but my position is surely overwhelming, I have time to activate my rook if the chancellor and queen alone can't do it.
rychessmaster1 wrote:
Seems to me that 54. Q(1, 4) was just an awful blunder, and tomato had better(54. C(2, 0) covering the mating square might be one move)
You might note that Q(1,4) has the same idea as your C(2,0)... they both cover the same mating square.
If we both play perfectly, maybe he can draw, I'm only a knight up and he has a pawn advantage. However, if his guard is lost in this position, which is quite possible, then surely that tips the balance and now I only draw if I blunder.
I might have a look at this over the weekend to see if he can refute my attack without any more material loss.
Yeah C(5,0) is mate, which is why he played Q(4,1).
K(7,9) seems the obvious reply, When my king gets to (6,8) I can block with rook and hawk.
I don't know about unstoppable, but I think I can defend against tomato's attack, while at the same time putting him under enough pressure to win the game. Like I say, with perfect play, good chance he can draw, But perfect play in infinite is a whole different ball game to perfect play in classic chess.
1. That's why they are called guards
2. Q+C= This mate R=C
3. 1 guard stays in front (3,2) prevents sneak attacks like yours, another stays close to king
4. 1. Hawk. Move. Always. Kingside.
5. This is probably the first game to reach over 400 posts... lol...