Chess on an Infinite Plane (HorribleTomato - captaintugwash)
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hitthepin
Feb 23, 2018
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#41
This is a real battle of ideals! Strong center vs development. Also, even if a chancellor could jump while moving like a rook, I would still probably favor the Queen. She is OP on an infinite board.
N(6,3)
6... Px(4,4)
Nx(4,4) and it seems we have the infinite version of the Marcozy Bind or whatever.
5.H(4,0)...(5,5)
6.N(6,3)...Px(4,4)
7.Nx(4,4)
6... Q(8,4)
7. C(10,3) my moves will do the talking
7... Q(13,4)
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C(12,2)
Acceptable. I was quietly giving you until I logged back on around midnight.
8... Qx(5,4)+
Possibility of blizzards here over next few days, if that's the case I might not be able to get online. Not sure how good this dongle is in those conditions!
B(5,3)
You are so magical Tugwash.
An intermediate diagram (some move numbers above went off by one, but are corrected here):
7. Nx(4,4)...Q(8,4)
8. C(10,3)...Q(13,4)
Then:
9.C(12,2)...Qx(5,4)+
10.B(5,3)
I though you might have taken the opportunity to remove the queens.
10... B(2,4)+
The hawks are great defensive pieces too. After your expected 11. N(3,3), if I were to develop with say 11... N(3,6), you have 12. H(4,2)!, which unpins the knight, thus attacking the queen, and also attacks the bishop through the knight. I'd be forced to give up my bishop for knight, not a good trade on infinite. So after you block the check, I need to take that into account.
Your hawk is doing a good job easing the pressure in the centre.
Actually I wouldn't have to give up the bishop, I'd retreat the queen to (5,7), but still the hawk is doing a good defensive job. I like the unpin coupled with the attack through the unpinned piece, it's a nice dynamic that only the hawk can achieve.